All posts tagged "MEA"
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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’...
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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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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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LePage on Question 2
Governor LePage on Question 2 harming Maine’s economyGovernor LePage explains Question 2 –...
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Tax Foundation: Question 2 Would Devastate Maine’s Business Climate
Passage of Question 2 would catapult Maine from its newly established position in...
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Question 2 Sets Dangerous Precedent
At this point in the election cycle we all understand fully the union...
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Maine People Can’t Trust the MEA
The Maine Education Association (MEA) has used out of state funds to place...
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The Real Impact of Question 2
Hi, I’m Ernie Copley. I’m a college business teacher and a financial planner...
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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...
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Seven Communities to Lose Education Funding Under Question 2
If you’re from the town of Sebago, Lincolnville, Greenwood, Bremen, Newry, Machiasport, or...
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Question 2 Is Really About Raising Taxes in Maine
Ancient wisdom assumed that any bird would have sense enough to avoid a...
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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...
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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...
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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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How to Bring Accountability to Public Schools
“When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the...
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It’s Not About the Children, It’s About the Union
The Maine Education Association is putting a dishonest initiative on the November ballot....
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Maine teachers turning on Common Core
AUGUSTA – Maine teachers are growing frustrated with the Common Core State Standards,...
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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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Maine teachers union unhappy with Obamacare, seeking exemption
In a recent letter to members of the Maine Education Association, MEA Benefits...
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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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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...
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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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Former GOP Lawmaker Blasts Democrats, Leftist Groups at Re-nomination Hearing
AUGUSTA – Sparks flew on Tuesday as Gov. Paul R. LePage’s nominee to...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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School union loses stranglehold on health insurance
Court upholds law to break school union’s “virtual monopoly” on health insurance The...
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Governor LePage hails move to dismiss MEA health insurance lawsuit
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage applauds the end the lawsuit filed by the...
