Maine adult education students earning a high school equivalency (chart)

Another tilt at the windmill, more wasted taxpayer funds, but a win for uninsured Maine young people

The Supreme Court today declined to hear the LePage Administration’s appeal of a November 1st Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against the Administration’s request to cut 6,000 […]

Testimony in Support of LD 1406: An Act to Make College More Affordable for Maine Residents

College has become less affordable for all Maine students, but college remains least affordable for low-income students and working adults. Maine’s public college affordability gap means that […]

Testimony in Support of LD 1373, An Act to Create the Put ME to Work Program

This proposal would not only benefit working families, but help the state economy. By working to determine which skills are in demand and working with postsecondary institutions […]

Testimony in Support of LD 1268, “An Act to Reform Welfare by Establishing Bridges to Sustainable Employment”

The portion of this bill that addresses the benefit “cliff” helps people move from state and federal assistance to employment without suddenly losing critical monthly income.  The […]

Percent of Adults 25 Years of Age or Older with At Least a High School Diploma or GED (table)

Percent of Adults 25 Years of Age or Older with At Least a Bachelor's Degree (table)

Additional comments on LD 1141, An Act To Increase the Affordability of College Tuition and Attract Professionals to Maine

Low-income students seeking admission to community college have less unmet need than those attending the University of Maine. According to research presented to the Commission to Study […]

Honoring Maine’s Veterans: Serving Better Those Who Served (Full Report)

“Our veterans also rely on the public services and the safety net available to Mainers regardless of military service. Because of the lasting, ill effects of their […]

Honoring Maine’s Veterans: Serving Better Those Who Served (Executive Summary)

MECEP released a new report, Honoring Maine’s Veterans:Serving Better Those Who Served, on May 7,2015.  MECEP graduate intern and Iraq war veteran Hal Brewster served as the report’s lead […]