Noel Gallagher covers K-12 and higher education issues statewide. Her stories are a mix of breaking news and trend stories. In recent years, they’ve ranged from why college costs so much, the launch of the state’s first charter schools, how a school welcomed a transgender student and why Maine schools have a hard time finding teachers. She’s enough of a news nerd to enjoy sitting through legislative education committee meetings and hours-long school board meetings so you don’t have to. The Maine Press Association has honored Noel’s work, but she says she writes for the readers, in the firm belief that an informed citizenry is key to a healthy democracy. Noel is a California native who has worked at wire services, online websites and newspapers across the country. She was in Washington D.C. during the early Clinton years, covering AIDS activism in 1990s San Francisco, documenting the business of wine in Sonoma County and riding out the boom and bust cycle of the early Internet era in early 2000s Silicon Valley. She arrived in Maine at the beginning of the recession and wrote quite a bit about the downturn here. In her free time, Noel writes the occasional cookbook review, spends an inordinate amount of time at the Portland Public Library and hangs out with her three fabulous kids and wonderful husband. She is not a former member of the band Oasis.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2018
Activists call on Sen. Collins to be ‘strong leader,’ ask hard questions of Supreme Court nominee
Abortion, environmental and labor activists urge Collins and Sen. Angus King to ‘take a very, very hard look’ at President Trump’s eventual choice.
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PublishedJune 17, 2018
An explosion of high school honors grads is warping the college admissions game
Grade point averages have soared in Maine and the nation, skewing a measure of academic performance assessed by college officials.
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PublishedJune 15, 2018
Portland launches smartphone parking option Saturday
Drivers can now pay for parking spaces using an app that lets them know when their time – still limited to 2 hours – is about to run out.
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PublishedJune 13, 2018
In spite of resistance in some communities, voters approve school budgets
Even Scarborough backs its spending plan – barely – and officials in some towns are already thinking about how to head off discontent next year.
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PublishedJune 12, 2018
Portland voters easily approve school budget
School leaders made cuts to reach final figure.
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PublishedJune 8, 2018
Some voters to decide whether to join regional school service centers
Districts will receive extra state funding if they agree to consolidate administration and services under the LePage administration initiative.
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PublishedJune 3, 2018
Municipalities wince from ‘gut punch’ in school funding
An unexpected loss in state support for many Maine districts has led to contentious budget deliberations and difficult decisions for taxpayers.
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PublishedMay 25, 2018
Bath police arrest 3 men, seize cocaine after 2-month investigation
Roy L. Jackson is charged with trafficking, Derius Wilson-Black is charged with possession and Steve Juenemann is charged with violating conditions of his release.
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PublishedMay 23, 2018
Ethics staff: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Russell broke campaign finance rules
The former Portland lawmaker didn’t give enough details on how she spent money and failed to disclose that she paid campaign funds to a member of her household.
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PublishedMay 21, 2018
UMaine System trustees approve 2nd tuition hike in 2 years
The roughly $450 increase boosts in-state costs to about $18,000 a year for tuition, fees, room and board at the flagship campus in Orono.
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