All posts tagged "Maine Education Association"
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Maine DOE gave MEA, other groups access and editing privileges to official COVID response documents
From early March 2020 through the summer, when discussions about whether to close...
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Emails show how MEA, other interest groups steered Maine DOE’s COVID-19 response
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) worked with several interest groups in the...
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Maine DOE, MEA discussed withholding relief funds from schools that didn’t comply with COVID rules
As the summer of 2020 progressed, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) continued...
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Kids caught in the crossfire in debate over masks in schools
At the end of July, Governor Mills and the Maine CDC issued a...
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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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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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Governor Mills found her veto pen and used it against government unions
After the First Regular Session of the 129th Maine Legislature came to a...
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Bill to improve teacher quality would do just the opposite
Senator Rebecca Millett, the chair of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, has...
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Maine law forces me to accept union misrepresentation
This piece was first published in the Portland Press Herald. I am an...
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Money alone cannot solve our problems, we need change
Too much money can hide a lot of problems. Well, we spend more...
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Teacher Pay? It’s Time to Reform the Underlying Structure and Driving Factors
I agree with Governor LePage. Teachers should be paid what they are worth....
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Maine Education Association Puts Money Into Political Campaigns, Not Classrooms
The Maine Education Association has a tremendous influence on legislators in Augusta. But...
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Does Mike Michaud want the teachers union setting education policy?
Should teachers’ unions set Maine’s education policy instead of local school boards and...
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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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Dumb Bill of the Week: "An Act to Protect School Administrative Units and Taxpayers"
Republican State Senators are co-sponsoring a Democratic proposal to restore the Maine Education...
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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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Lawmakers Debate Bill to Protect State Workers' Paychecks From Union Wage Garnishment
AUGUSTA – Lawmakers debated a bill on Monday morning that would give Maine’s...
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Florida Education Chief to Teachers' Union: Bring Solutions to the Table
At Gov. Paul R. LePage’s Friday education conference at Cony High School in...
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Former GOP Lawmaker Blasts Democrats, Leftist Groups at Re-nomination Hearing
AUGUSTA – Sparks flew on Tuesday as Gov. Paul R. LePage’s nominee to...
