Education

Testimony at Hearing on LR 1046: Biennial Budget- Part C -Education

Too many Maine families where at least one person works a full-time job do not make enough to meet a basic needs budget (calculated at 200 percent […]

MECEP

Posted March 18, 2013

Tags Education, Higher Education

Education

Testimony at Hearing on LD 442, Resolve, To Ensure the Continued Accessibility and Affordability of a High School Equivalency Exam for Maine Residents

On January 1, 2014, after 70 years of being administered by the non-profit American Council on Education, the GED will be turned over to a private company, […]

MECEP

Posted March 7, 2013

Tags Education

Education

Maine Spends the Lowest Amount per Student in New England

Chart based on Census Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data Maine Spends the Lowest Amount per Student in New England (chart) See also: Education Funding Falters (fact sheet)

MECEP

Posted February 15, 2013

Tags Education, K-12 Education

Education

Don't blame the schools

Every time the governor talks about them, he says our public schools are failing. He bases this on test scores and student performance. He cites Maine students’ […]

Jody Harris

Posted February 11, 2013

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Education

Fact Sheet: Education Funding Falters in Maine

Severe Education Funding Cuts Threaten Maine’s Economic Future While other New England states have managed to maintain and even increase their support for K-12 education since the […]

MECEP

Posted February 6, 2013

Tags Education, K-12 Education

Education

KIDS COUNT!

On Thursday (3/17), MECEP Partner The Maine Children’s Alliance released their much anticipated 2011 annual KIDS COUNT data report. “The long-term success of our state begins with […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted March 18, 2011

Tags Children, Education, EITC, Health Care, TANF

Education

Choices: Maximizing Maine’s Educational Investments, Optimizing Results

“Uniform data collection and benchmarking” describes a process and a plan to ensure that Maine’s investments in K-12, post-secondary education and workforce training are properly aligned and […]

Jody Harris

Posted February 12, 2009

Tags Education, K-12 Education

Education

Choices: What’s next for school funding reform?

In 2007, the legislature enacted a landmark school district consolidation initiative to help with runaway school funding costs and a shrinking student population. Recognizing both the need for change and […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 17, 2008

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Testimony at Hearing on LR 1046: Biennial Budget- Part C -Education

Testimony at Hearing on LD 442, Resolve, To Ensure the Continued Accessibility and Affordability of a High School Equivalency Exam for Maine Residents

Maine Spends the Lowest Amount per Student in New England

Don't blame the schools

Fact Sheet: Education Funding Falters in Maine

KIDS COUNT!

Choices: Maximizing Maine’s Educational Investments, Optimizing Results

Choices: What’s next for school funding reform?