All posts tagged "MEA"

Teachers’ union quietly advancing ballot initiative that would strip power from school boards

A pending ballot initiative is quietly seeking to expand negotiable items for teachers’...

Bill to improve teacher quality would do just the opposite

Senator Rebecca Millett, the chair of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, has...

Money alone cannot solve our problems, we need change

Too much money can hide a lot of problems. Well, we spend more...

LePage on Question 2

Governor LePage on Question 2 harming Maine’s economyGovernor LePage explains Question 2 –...

Tax Foundation: Question 2 Would Devastate Maine’s Business Climate

Passage of Question 2 would catapult Maine from its newly established position in...

The 7 Fatal Flaws of Question 2

Question 2 Sets Dangerous Precedent

At this point in the election cycle we all understand fully the union...

Maine People Can’t Trust the MEA

The Maine Education Association (MEA) has used out of state funds to place...

The Real Impact of Question 2

Hi, I’m Ernie Copley.  I’m a college business teacher and a financial planner...

Question 2 Hurts Business and Exacerbates Disparities in Education Funding

Maine’s citizen’s initiative process promotes civic engagement and gives every day Mainers a...

Seven Communities to Lose Education Funding Under Question 2

If you’re from the town of Sebago, Lincolnville, Greenwood, Bremen, Newry, Machiasport, or...

Question 2 Is Really About Raising Taxes in Maine

Ancient wisdom assumed that any bird would have sense enough to avoid a...

Question 2 Doesn’t Address the High Cost of Education in Maine

One of the arguments we continue to hear against Questions 2 is that...

Don’t Be Fooled by Another Referendum That Claims to Solve Education Funding

We all agree more money should go directly into the classroom to benefit...

Maine Education Association Puts Money Into Political Campaigns, Not Classrooms

The Maine Education Association has a tremendous influence on legislators in Augusta. But...

How to Bring Accountability to Public Schools

“When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the...

It’s Not About the Children, It’s About the Union

The Maine Education Association is putting a dishonest initiative on the November ballot....

Maine teachers turning on Common Core

AUGUSTA – Maine teachers are growing frustrated with the Common Core State Standards,...

Does Mike Michaud want the teachers union setting education policy?

Should teachers’ unions set Maine’s education policy instead of local school boards and...

Maine teachers union unhappy with Obamacare, seeking exemption

In a recent letter to members of the Maine Education Association, MEA Benefits...

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...

Union-Funded Politician Defends Mandatory Union Funding, Gets Schooled by Defense of Liberty PAC "Volunteer"

AUGUSTA – Rep. James J. Campbell, Sr. (U-Newfield) was called out of order...

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...

Former GOP Lawmaker Blasts Democrats, Leftist Groups at Re-nomination Hearing

AUGUSTA – Sparks flew on Tuesday as Gov. Paul R. LePage’s nominee to...

Democratic Lawmaker Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect State Workers From Forced Wage Garnishment

Rep. Terry M. Hayes (D-Buckfield) said Tuesday she is supporting right-to-work legislation introduced...

Everyone has a champion in the school bureaucracy — except the children

“When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the...

Maine's education policy is aligned with interests of teachers union

Maine’s education policies are more in line with traditional union interests than nearly...

Transparency in school union’s health insurance translates into savings for taxpayers

By Bruce Poliquin Maine State Treasurer Because of a new law passed by...

School union loses stranglehold on health insurance

Court upholds law to break school union’s “virtual monopoly” on health insurance The...

Governor LePage hails move to dismiss MEA health insurance lawsuit

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage applauds the end the lawsuit filed by the...