Apr 15Funding Maine Schools In Uncertain TimesIt’s been a tough few years for Maine students and educators. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic created major disruptions in the...
Apr 1First-Time Homebuyers in Maine Could See Student Debt ForgivenessFor many younger adults in Maine, buying a house seems nearly impossible. The ongoing affordable housing crisis has limited the options...
Mar 18A Budget for Maine’s Working FamiliesIt’s been a tough two years for Mainers. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant inflation as supply chain issues persist, made...
Feb 14The Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, ExplainedIt’s been a difficult two years for Maine. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs and many industries have suffered....
Nov 30, 2021Bates College Staff and Faculty Deserve a UnionAmong the many fragile systems exposed by the pandemic was a lack of job security for scores of American workers. In higher education...
Sep 24, 2021Teachers and School Staff Combat COVID-19, Protect StudentsPfizer this week announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is effective for children ages 5 to 11. While this is great news in a time where...
Aug 30, 2021Do We Really Still Need Masks?As children prepare to go back to school while the Delta variant surges across Maine, masks are back in fashion. School districts across...
Aug 2, 2021Back to School: Maine Invests in its StudentsMaine’s lawmakers made two incredible strides forward for families during the 2021 legislative session: For the first time since citizens...
Jul 14, 2021Economic Recovery Starts with Affordable Child CareMore than a year after the pandemic began, working parents are struggling to re-enter a workforce that had already stretched them too...
Mar 22, 2021Speaker Fecteau Champions Career and Technical Education Centers in New LegislationSpeaker of the House Ryan Fecteau introduced legislation on Wednesday to invest in Maine’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center...
Oct 6, 2019Statewide pre-kindergarten programs in public schools gaining momentumOffering pre-kindergarten classes statewide is one of the top education priorities of the new administration of Gov. Janet Mills, despite...