Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Teacher shortage hits special education extra hard

by The Editorial Board September 6, 2016September 6, 2016

Financial incentives can help draw more educators to the specialty, but a culture shift will be needed to keep them.

by The Editorial Board September 5, 2016September 4, 2016

Policymakers and union leaders should focus on the struggles of workers in service jobs.

We should now roll up our sleeves and work so future generations can thank us for preserving this land.

by The Editorial Board September 4, 2016September 3, 2016

A UMaine System scholarship program aiming to reach ‘stranded learners’ helps meet a real need.

The governor’s behavior and the Maine Legislature’s deadlocked response bode ill for the next two years.

by The Washington Post September 2, 2016September 1, 2016

What sank President Dilma Rousseff was her disastrous mismanagement of the economy.

by The Editorial Board September 2, 2016September 2, 2016

The NFL player is exercising his free speech rights to point out how, in his eyes, the U.S. is failing to deliver on the promise of justice for all.

Self-pity and blame deflection are the go-to strategies for Maine’s embattled chief executive.

by Bloomberg View August 31, 2016August 30, 2016

It’s a reasonable question, especially given that Clinton is 68 and Trump is 70.

A shift in focus to career readiness won’t dismantle a big employment barrier for thousands in Maine: the lack of basic literacy skills.