Education, Taxes and Budget 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
Taxes and Budget Lawmakers can do better for Maine workers, families and communities Elected leaders in Maine strengthen our communities and address economic challenges through legislation. The major challenge facing Maine’s economy is the state’s plateauing workforce and to solve it we […] Bangor Daily News Posted May 22, 2024 Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages
Taxes and Budget Wednesday Sit-Down: Chaotic end to legislative session 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 the chaotic end to […] WGME Posted May 15, 2024 Tags Budget, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Revenue, Tax Fairness, 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
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
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
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Grace Grace shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Grace is an Ed Tech 3 […] MECEP Posted December 11, 2023 Tags Children, Education, Higher Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Stories, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Kim Kim shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Kim is an Ed Tech 3 […] MECEP Posted December 7, 2023 Tags Children, Economic Security, Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Stories
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy In the words of workers: Kennedy Kennedy shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Kennedy is a 4th grade teacher […] MECEP Posted December 7, 2023 Tags Children, Economic Security, Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Stories
Taxes and Budget The best of the budget for Maine’s economy The 130th legislative session began with a surplus of more than $800 million which was revised up to $1.2 billion in March. The bipartisan budget approved last […] Sarah Austin Posted April 28, 2022 Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Housing, Infrastructure, K-12 Education, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes