All posts tagged "Charter Schools"
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The torches are being lit, the battle is being joined and the truth is being pursued. It’s time to join up
Abraham Lincoln once famously said, “The philosophy of the school room in one...
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School choice in Maine amid the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic and our collective response to it has changed (for better...
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The good, the bad and the ugly bills that could be debated this session
Just before the holidays, the legislature released a list of all legislator and...
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Pandemic reveals parents want more choice in their child’s education
The pandemic has revealed something many of us have believed for a long...
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Biden advisor notes incoming administration’s plan to neuter charter schools
Last year, the Maine Legislature and Governor Janet Mills enacted a pair of...
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Does Maine have 500 problems that only government can solve?
The Constitution of Maine explicitly states all bills passed by the legislature become law 90...
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Unity charter school approved to fill 10th and final spot available in Maine
Hundreds of bills failed to become law in the First Regular Session of...
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Don’t cap Maine’s charter schools
As we approach the ten-year anniversary of Maine’s historic public charter school system,...
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Efforts to undermine public charter schools only hurt Maine students
A lawmaker from Portland appears to have a personal vendetta against public charter...
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Traditional public schools suffer from educational paralysis
Education in Maine is captive to progressive administrative and structural stagnation. Our educational system...
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Maine can build on the success of its chartered schools
When conservatives in Augusta pushed to implement the law enabling charter schools in...
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Maine students need more charter schools
During his first term in the legislature, Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason, R-Androscoggin,...
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Eves Called Out For Hypocrisy In Good Will-Hinckley Investigation
Testifying before the Government Oversight Committee, Governor Paul LePage’s senior policy adviser, Aaron...
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Speaker Eves Loses Charter School Job After Pressure From Governor LePage
Good Will-Hinckley has rescinded its offer to House Speaker Democrat Mark Eves to be...
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Volk: Connecting Maine Students to Virtual Education
“Youth comes but once in a lifetime,” said Maine’s own poet and educator...
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Charter school enemy Alfond addresses Maine's first charter school grads
The first students to graduate from one of Maine’s fledgling public charter schools...
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LePage blasts Alfond on "unconscionable" attack on public school
AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage on Wednesday hit back at Senate...
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Remembering Milton Friedman
Everybody can recall that one teacher who had a life-changing impression on them....
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M.D. Harmon: LePage's education reforms a win for Maine students
All the flapping, squawking and screeching that greeted the LePage administration’s “letter-grade” ranks...
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Republicans, Democrats Spar Over Charter School Bills
AUGUSTA – Republicans and Democrats on the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee sparred...
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LePage Hosts Statewide 'Governor's Conference on Education'
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul R. LePage held a statewide conference on education Friday...
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Online Learning: Maximizing Results by Leveraging Technology
The Center for Educational Excellence, a project of the Maine Heritage Policy Center,...
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MHPC Report: The Past and Present of Customized Learning in Maine
Amanda Clark, education policy analyst at MHPC, presented this report at luncheon events...
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Commission approves Maine's first charter school focused on STEM
AUGUSTA – The Maine Charter School Commission voted Friday to approve the application from...
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VIDEO: LePage urges Mainers to learn the truth about education reform
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has released a new video highlighting recent education reform,...
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Treasurer: Finally, Maine Students Benefit from Charter Schools!
By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Last week, Maine students joined those...
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Op/Ed: Dispelling myths about public charter schools
By John Jaques As executive director of the Baxter Academy for Technology...
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Educators, legislators hear about school choice at MHPC’s Friedman luncheon
MHPC CEO Scott Moody (l. to r.) with Lindsey Burke, Will Skillman Fellow...
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Funding and Choices: Charter schools change the education game
Analysis by Amanda Clark, The Maine Heritage Policy Center Between school consolidation and...
