Taught properly, the course would teach students to question everything – not a goal of the Republican governor – as well as undermining some favorite Democratic ideas, especially about race and identity.
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Free community college program pulls students from UMaine System
A Maine lawmaker would expand upon the free tuition initiative to help prevent the enrollment declines at the state’s public universities from getting any worse.
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Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools and Education
Republicans hope 20-year-old spending cap helps cut Mills’ budget
If left unamended, a safety valve tied to Maine’s commitment to fund 55% of public education could chop almost half of Gov. Janet Mills’ $900 million proposal.
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Alfond Scholarship Foundation launches awareness campaign
Ten years after every child born in Maine became included in the fund, many are not aware it can help their children.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why ‘woke ideology’ is an oxymoron – and why that matters
We must not allow ourselves to be fooled by political word tricks that target progressive policies.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire school reverses urinal ban after bathroom access debate
The policy was intended as a compromise to a proposal requiring students to use restrooms based on their assigned sex at birth.
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Commentary: Why America’s schools are getting more political
The parties’ ways of discussing education reflect a larger difference in how they perceive social relations in America.
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Maine public school enrollment makes small rebound
The increase for a second year in a row followed years of steady decline and a significant drop at the beginning of the pandemic.
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Inflation, state funding cut put pressure on Portland schools budget for 2024
Maintaining current staffing levels and resources while accounting for inflation, wage increases and a $2.4 million decrease in state funding would cost an additional $10.4 million above the current budget, officials said during a preliminary budget meeting Monday.
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Topsham-area schools superintendent to resign, citing district ‘divisions’
Maine School Administrative District 75 Superintendent Steven Connolly will resign at the end of the school year. The departure of the district’s top administrator sets up the sixth transition in the role in five years. “My decision to resign comes after much self-reflection, consideration of work-life balance, and family input,” Connolly said in his resignation letter. […]