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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...

REPUBLICAN LEADERS TURN BLIND EYE TO DHHS INVESTIGATION

Posted: March 23, 2012

AUGUSTA—Democratic State Senator Joe Brannigan requested an investigation into the operations at the Department of Health and Human Services...

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...

Senate Democrats Fight for Rights for Maine Workers

Posted: March 23, 2012

Republican lawmakers call debate on workers rights at DeCoster egg farm “bizarre” AUGUSTA – For more than an hour today, Senate Democrats...

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...

LePage’s teacher evaluation bill hits Legislature to mixed reviews

Posted: March 15, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — A new teacher evaluation and termination process proposed by the LePage administration sparked debate in Augusta on Wednesday that...

DEMOCRATS FIGHT FOR ELECTION LAW TRANSPARENCY

Posted: March 14, 2012

Senate Republicans defeat measure that calls for disclosure of political advertising sponsors   AUGUSTA—Democrats in the Maine Senate fought...

Education committee to hold public hearings on LePage’s controversial reform bills

Posted: March 13, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — Four controversial education reform bills announced more than a month ago by Gov. Paul LePage and education commissioner Stephen...

Glitch gives MaineCare to ineligible recipients

Posted: March 08, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine (WTW) — It could take four weeks for analysts to determine the cost of a computer malfunction that resulted in up to 19,000 people...

Democrats, teachers union see plot to stifle debate in delayed education bills

Posted: March 08, 2012

AUGUSTA — It was nearly a month ago that Gov. Paul LePage unveiled a controversial package of education proposals that include teacher evaluation,...