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Funding Maine Schools In Uncertain Times

It’s been a tough few years for Maine students and educators. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic created major disruptions in the...

First-Time Homebuyers in Maine Could See Student Debt Forgiveness

For many younger adults in Maine, buying a house seems nearly impossible. The ongoing affordable housing crisis has limited the options...

A Budget for Maine’s Working Families

It’s been a tough two years for Mainers. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant inflation as supply chain issues persist, made...

The Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, Explained

It’s been a difficult two years for Maine. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs and many industries have suffered....

Bates College Staff and Faculty Deserve a Union

Among the many fragile systems exposed by the pandemic was a lack of job security for scores of American workers. In higher education...

Teachers and School Staff Combat COVID-19, Protect Students

Pfizer 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...

Do 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...

Back to School: Maine Invests in its Students

Maine’s lawmakers made two incredible strides forward for families during the 2021 legislative session: For the first time since citizens...

Economic Recovery Starts with Affordable Child Care

More than a year after the pandemic began, working parents are struggling to re-enter a workforce that had already stretched them too...

Speaker Fecteau Champions Career and Technical Education Centers in New Legislation

Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau introduced legislation on Wednesday to invest in Maine’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center...

Statewide pre-kindergarten programs in public schools gaining momentum

Offering pre-kindergarten classes statewide is one of the top education priorities of the new administration of Gov. Janet Mills, despite...