Maine took a page from a successful Massachusetts model that’s now imperiled by state funding cuts.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
School broadband access should be funded from a broad base of support
Using landline surcharges only places too much of the burden on seniors who are on fixed incomes.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Charles Lawton: Maine Opportunity Project a step toward mending social divide
The purpose of the student educational, recreational and conservation programs is to cultivate relationships among the participants and with others they’d rarely get a chance to meet.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Gov. LePage is out to distract with conflict-of-interest claim
A complex debate over taxes and school funding can’t be settled with an outrageous personal attack on a legislator.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: LePage’s proposed cuts cast school leaders as fat to be trimmed
Good administrators are key to students’ success, and that’s enough reason to reject funding changes.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted: Education secretary, attorney general
The delegation votes on bills related to President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and oversight of the education system.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Camden Conference can help Maine students learn about world issues
The nonpartisan group seeks to support teachers and allow students to get a hands-on education.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: LePage’s State of the State address should offer shakeup
The governor needs to focus on addressing the opioid crisis, senior housing and school funding.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: No place for Betsy DeVos in nation’s public schools
Susan Collins shouldn’t support President Trump’s adversarial, uninformed nominee to run the Department of Education.
Posted inBusiness, Schools and Education
American colleges invested unwisely again last year, annual study shows
In contrast with their 2 percent loss, the S&P 500 index ended 2016 with a 9.5 percent gain.