Sen. Miramant receives high marks on education record

AUGUSTA — Sen. David Miramant, D-Camden, earned high marks from the Maine Education Association for his voting record on education issues.

“Supporting educators means supporting their work to teach and prepare future generations to lead happy, satisfying lives,” said Sen. Miramant. “I’m proud to receive this score from the Maine Education Association. Supporting workers, especially those who take care of our children is critical for people getting back to work and our economy bouncing back. Children are the future of our state, and our everyday educators help them succeed.”

This year, Sen. Miramant led the efforts to fully fund education at 55 percent for the first time in the state’s history since it was mandated by voters in 2004. Sen. Miramant also voted in favor of bills to ensure a good starting wage for school support staff, including education technicians, school librarians and career and technical education teachers. Making sure these hardworking professionals are paid a fair wage will help schools attract and retain quality workers.

Sen. Miramant supported legislation to make capital investments to better our schools, integrate African-American history into schools’ curricula, improve collective bargaining between teachers and public schools and increase high school graduation rates for students experiencing education disruptions.

MEA represents 24,000 Maine teachers and advocates for policies and investments that ensure that educators’ voices, values and priorities are heard and respected both in the workplace and at the State House.

Sen. Miramant remains committed to fighting for Maine students, teachers and school staff in the Legislature.

The complete Maine legislative scorecard from MEA can be found here.

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