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Category: Education and Cultural Affairs

Democratic Address: Educational Opportunities Fit Hand in Hand with Building the Middle Class and Strengthening Maine's Future

Posted: June 08, 2012

Democratic Address: Sen. Alfond June 9, 2012 Good Morning. This is Assistant Democratic Leader Senator Justin Alfond of Portland. In auditoriums...

BDN Editorial: Certifiably LePage: Insert upside-down smiley face here

Posted: June 07, 2012

BANGOR DAILY EDITORIALS Let’s agree on something easy. Mediocre teachers do not benefit students. So there should be incentives to encourage...

MAINE SENATE OVERRIDES GOVERNOR'S VETO OF TEACHER TRAINING

Posted: May 31, 2012

AUGUSTA—The Maine Senate voted to override Governor Paul LePage's veto of a teacher training bill, LD 1781, "An Act To Restructure the National...

ALFOND RECEIVES FRIEND OF EDUCATION AWARD

Posted: May 24, 2012

AUGUSTA—The Maine Education Association (MEA) awarded State Senator Justin Alfond the MEA 2012 Friend of Education Award for his leadership and...

FUNDING RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS DEFEATED IN MAINE SENATE

Posted: April 06, 2012

Bipartisan Support Defeated Governor's Religious School Bill AUGUSTA – The Maine State Senate rejected Governor LePage's effort to use public...

Senate joins House in rejection of religious school funding bill

Posted: April 02, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Senate on Friday confirmed a House vote rejecting a bill that would have allowed public funds to be used for private...

Governor’s religious school funding bill rejected by House

Posted: April 02, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine House on Thursday rejected a proposal by Gov. Paul LePage that would have allowed public education dollars to be used...

BILL ENCOURAGING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING LAW

Posted: March 23, 2012

Maine Senate enacts parental involvement plan for K through 12 education   AUGUSTA—Maine lawmakers enacted a measure directing schools to...

GOVERNOR'S EDUCATION PROPOSALS GUTTED IN COMMITTEE

Posted: March 23, 2012

 AUGUSTA—Maine's Education and Cultural Affairs committee today voted with bipartisan support to gut two of the governor's education bills. The...

Committee approves system for evaluating Maine’s teachers

Posted: March 23, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Legislature’s Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved an amended bill that seeks to set up a uniform system...