Bond Questions 2, 4, and 5: Maine needs to invest in higher education for struggling workers

Thirty-six percent of the building stock at the University of Maine is 50 or more years old. Dwight Eisenhower was president when the state built most of […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 31, 2013

Tags Bonds, Education, Jobs

Education, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

When small is mighty BIG!

Robert Reich is short, four feet, eleven inches to be precise. I mention his height because the former labor secretary and current professor at the University of […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 18, 2013

Tags Budget, Children, Education, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid, Taxes

Education

The GED Matters: Making Sure Maine Gets the Right Equivalency Test to Meet the Needs of Low-Income Adults Learners

Mainers without a high school diploma do not fare well in the economy. They are stuck in low-paying jobs with little opportunity for advancement. They are the […]

MECEP

Posted July 8, 2013

Tags Education

Education, Jobs and Income

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

Mainers without a high school diploma do not fare well in the economy. They are stuck in low-paying jobs with little opportunity for advancement. For many working […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 17, 2013

Tags Education, Employment, Incomes, Jobs

Education

Workforce bill helps adult learners, but does not go far enough

Nearly one in four Maine adults have started college, but never earned their degree. According to the Working Poor Families Project, Maine has one of the highest […]

Jody Harris

Posted May 23, 2013

Tags Education, Employment

Education

Testimony at Hearing on LD 517: An Act To Restore Funding for Head Start and LD 1383: An Act To Improve the Delivery of Early Child Care and Education Services

Investing in Head Start, child care, and home visiting is good for our children, their parents, our communities, and our economy. Academic research shows that quality child […]

MECEP

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Children, Education

Education

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1353: An Act to Further Reduce Student Hunger

Over 80,000 kids in Maine do not get enough to eat. During the school year, the National School Lunch program, which has been around since the 1940s, […]

MECEP

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Education, Food Insecurity, K-12 Education

Education

Higher Education Equals Better-Paying Jobs

We all know it. The surest path out of poverty is a good job with benefits. But to get one of these good-paying jobs, Mainers need more […]

Jody Harris

Posted March 25, 2013

Tags Budget, Children, Education, Incomes, Jobs

Education

Testimony on LR 1046: Biennial Budget Competitive Skills Scholarship Program

The hard fact is that low educational attainment in states is associated with high rates of unemployment and poverty. And Maine lags behind New England in educational […]

MECEP

Posted March 21, 2013

Tags Education, Higher Education

Education

Testimony at Hearing on LD 90: An Act to Strengthen Maine's Workforce and Economic Future

LD 90 is particularly important to enhance the education levels of low-skill, low-income, working adults so they can compete for the higher-paying jobs that will lift them […]

MECEP

Posted March 18, 2013

Tags Education, Higher Education

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Bond Questions 2, 4, and 5: Maine needs to invest in higher education for struggling workers

When small is mighty BIG!

The GED Matters: Making Sure Maine Gets the Right Equivalency Test to Meet the Needs of Low-Income Adults Learners

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

Workforce bill helps adult learners, but does not go far enough

Testimony at Hearing on LD 517: An Act To Restore Funding for Head Start and LD 1383: An Act To Improve the Delivery of Early Child Care and Education Services

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1353: An Act to Further Reduce Student Hunger

Higher Education Equals Better-Paying Jobs

Testimony on LR 1046: Biennial Budget Competitive Skills Scholarship Program

Testimony at Hearing on LD 90: An Act to Strengthen Maine's Workforce and Economic Future