Wednesday Sit-Down: Addressing the challenges of Maine's teacher shortage

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the challenges Maine is seeing […]

WGME

Posted September 11, 2024

Tags Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Wednesday Sit Down

Education

Wednesday Sit-Down: Higher education in Maine

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss higher education in Maine. Click […]

WGME

Posted September 4, 2024

Tags Education, Higher Education, Wednesday Sit Down

Education, Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Teacher pay in Maine

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Grace Leavitt of the Maine Education Association sits down with CBS 13 to talk about teacher pay in Maine. Click here to […]

WGME

Posted May 8, 2024

Tags Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Unfunded bills are unfinished work

The legislature has passed a supplemental budget, but its work for this year remains far from done. Both legislative chambers have approved dozens of bills and they […]

James Myall

Posted April 24, 2024

Tags Child Care, Direct Care Work, Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Racial Equity, Wages

Taxes and Budget

What’s in the $430 million supplemental budget

On Monday, Governor Janet Mills signed into law a $430 million supplemental budget passed by the legislature that includes significant investments in pressing needs for Mainers, particularly […]

James Myall

Posted April 24, 2024

Tags Budget, Education, Housing, Medicare, Revenue, Seniors, SNAP, Wages

Education, Jobs and Income

Poor pay and strained working conditions cause staffing shortages in Maine schools

At a glance: Maine has a shortage of educators due to wages that are not competitive Maine educators make less on average than peers with similar levels […]

James Myall

Posted April 8, 2024

Tags Children, Economic Security, Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Rent relief, election support, teacher raises dominate week one of budget hearings

Arthur Phillips, economic policy analyst for Maine Center for Economic Policy said educators are falling behind entry-level workers in the private sector but also peer educators in […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 24, 2024

Tags Budget, Education, Housing

Taxes and Budget

Student loans forgiven for initial round of Maine borrowers under revamped federal program

James Myall, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the new program is intended to revamp a previous federal repayment loan plan that was […]

Maine Public

Posted February 23, 2024

Tags Budget, Education, Federal, Student Debt

Taxes and Budget

Fiscal prudence means addressing Maine’s challenges

Governor Mills recently released her proposed supplementary budget. While her budget contains promising investments in the health and financial security of Maine communities, it also withholds resources […]

Josie Phillips

Posted February 16, 2024

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Corporate Power, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Housing, Inequality, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

In the words of workers: Jenn

Jenn shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Jenn has 28 years of teaching […]

MECEP

Posted December 11, 2023

Tags Children, Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Stories, Wages

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Wednesday Sit-Down: Addressing the challenges of Maine's teacher shortage

Wednesday Sit-Down: Higher education in Maine

Wednesday Sit-Down: Teacher pay in Maine

Unfunded bills are unfinished work

What’s in the $430 million supplemental budget

Poor pay and strained working conditions cause staffing shortages in Maine schools

Rent relief, election support, teacher raises dominate week one of budget hearings

Student loans forgiven for initial round of Maine borrowers under revamped federal program

Fiscal prudence means addressing Maine’s challenges

In the words of workers: Jenn