education
-
PublishedMarch 20, 2019
Commentary: Gov. Mills’ budget raises concerns about unsustainable taxes and spending
There's little room in the $8 billion-plus proposal to accommodate the unexpected.
-
PublishedMarch 19, 2019
Superintendent’s $118 million budget includes tax increase and the ‘Portland Promise’
Xavier Botana's spending plan would raise the school portion of Portland's tax rate by 5.4%, roughly $144 a year for a home assessed at $240,000.
-
PublishedMarch 19, 2019
Maine Voices: Win at the college admissions game without sacrificing integrity
A single-minded focus on the 'best' schools distracts from lower-profile places where many applicants could be happy and successful.
-
PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Jim Fossel: Democrats’ promised tax ‘cuts’? A shell game
Unsurprisingly, the new increase in state revenues to Maine cities and towns won't do anything to lower property taxes.
-
PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Our View: Don’t allow anti-vaccination Mainers to keep putting other people’s kids at risk
Under a new bill, parents would still have the right to refuse shots for their children – but not the right to send them to school.
-
PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Commentary: Admissions scandal shines spotlight on the privilege of wealth
It's not minority kids who are taking undeserved spaces in college. It's those who got in through affirmative action for the rich.
-
PublishedMarch 16, 2019
Scandal lays bare stress of elite college admissions process
Officials say parents have spent anywhere from $200,000 to $6.5 million to guarantee their children's admission.
-
PublishedMarch 16, 2019
Gina Barreca: After ‘Operation Varsity Blues,’ the Sopranos seem like amateurs
After palms are greased to get kids into college, who will have to be bribed to ensure they graduate?
-
PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Maine Voices: Temperatures are rising, and so are our youth
In 4 Maine communities and worldwide, a strike Friday will challenge inaction on climate change.
-
PublishedMarch 14, 2019
Maine students, parents outraged over college admissions scandal
While many understood that the process favored wealthier students, few realized the extent to which the playing field was tilted in the alleged multimillion-dollar scheme.
- ← Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- 56
- …
- 100
- Next Page →