Democratic Address: Sen. Alfond June 9, 2012 Good Morning. This is Assistant Democratic Leader Senator Justin Alfond of Portland. In auditoriums...
BANGOR DAILY EDITORIALS Let’s agree on something easy. Mediocre teachers do not benefit students. So there should be incentives to encourage...
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...
AUGUSTA—The Maine Education Association (MEA) awarded State Senator Justin Alfond the MEA 2012 Friend of Education Award for his leadership and...
Bipartisan Support Defeated Governor's Religious School Bill AUGUSTA – The Maine State Senate rejected Governor LePage's effort to use public...
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...
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine House on Thursday rejected a proposal by Gov. Paul LePage that would have allowed public education dollars to be used...
Maine Senate enacts parental involvement plan for K through 12 education AUGUSTA—Maine lawmakers enacted a measure directing schools to...
AUGUSTA—Maine's Education and Cultural Affairs committee today voted with bipartisan support to gut two of the governor's education bills. The...
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Legislature’s Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved an amended bill that seeks to set up a uniform system...