Eliot Cutler and Libby Mitchell have provided the public with their plans for education reform. Now Paul LePage takes his turn. Unlike Mitchell and Cutler, LePage has not released a specific education plan. At least not in the same manner … Continue reading
Yesterday we discussed Libby Mitchell’s plans for universal pre-k and to boost college attendance and graduation rates. Today we’ll examine high school graduation, possible changes to the curriculum, and funding for Mitchell’s programs. High School Graduation Rates To boost high … Continue reading
Early in the campaign we said education could become a hot battleground for the gubernatorial candidates. Eliot Cutler and Libby Mitchell went toe to toe back in July over education reform. Cutler has since released detailed plans for Maine’s education … Continue reading
A few school districts have begun the school year already. The rest will soon follow. Last spring, the Department of Education identified Maine’s ten lowest-performing schools. Those ten schools had low levels of proficiency in math and reading over three … Continue reading
Yesterday we looked at the pre-school, charter school, and magnet school elements of Eliot Culter’s education reform blue print. Today we will dissect the rest of Cutler’s plan. Teacher Compensation Few issues are as hotly contested in education reform as … Continue reading
While you may disagree with him, Eliot Cutler has been open with his various initiatives for Maine. Cutler has released plans on government reform, healthcare, and energy. Early in the campaign, Cutler made education policy a priority. The candidate stumped … Continue reading
Congress may have ended their session before they were able to pass job-killing energy regulations, but the EPA is taking up the slack, gearing up to begin enforcing it’s “tailoring rule” starting in January, the EPA will begin issuing “permits” … Continue reading
Now that we have the comments from Maine’s Race to the Top application why we did so poorly is clear. In the coming weeks there will surely be some finger pointing and “It wasn’t me” going around. Some of it … Continue reading
In the reverberating corridors of Portland’s City Hall this morning, the Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) and Matthew Rand, a summer resident of Peaks Island, threatened litigation if the City Council chooses not to annul a recently enacted amendment to … Continue reading
The second round results of the federal Race to the Top are in. We knew Maine wasn’t a finalist. It was unclear until now, exactly how Maine compared to other applicants. So, after all of the work put into Maine’s … Continue reading
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