All posts tagged "Charter Schools"
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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Good Will-Hinckley has rescinded its offer to House Speaker Democrat Mark Eves to be...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...
