Education Week: Maine

Junk-Food Advertising

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

Maine high schools are plastered with promotions for junk foods despite a state law that prohibits marketing unhealthy snacks and drinks in public schools, according to a new study.

State of the States

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.

District to Pay Most of Union Chief's Salary

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:04:00 -0400

A new teachers' union contract that will save Portland, Maine, taxpayers nearly $2 million in salary concessions in the coming year also requires the district to pay 80 percent of the union presidents salary and benefits.

Election Offers Varied Impact for Education

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:11:00 -0500

From ballot measures with funding implications to high-profile mayoral races, school issues factored into a number of state and local races.

Maine 1-to-1 Effort Moves Forward

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

Despite budget shortfalls, about half the high schools in the state plan to issue laptops to students.

State Laptop Program Progresses in Maine Amid Tight Budgets

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:09:00 -0400

But budget cutbacks are forcing some schools to look for cheaper alternatives.

Maine High Schools Express Interest in Laptop Initiative

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:04:00 -0400

State of the States

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:03:00 -0400

Portland, Maine, Gets New Leader

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:03:00 -0500

States Team for High School Makeover With Eye Toward '21st-Century Skills'

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:01:00 -0500

A consortium of four states will try to reinvent secondary schools at the practical and policy levels.

New England States Team Up on High Schools

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:12:00 -0500

A consortium of four states will try to reinvent secondary schools at the practical and policy levels.

Feuding Continues Over Maine Efforts to Merge Districts

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:04:00 -0400

A battle under way in the Maine legislature could undermine the hard-won victory last year—led by Democratic Gov. John E. Baldacci—to consolidate the state’s hundreds of school districts and local school boards.

Maine

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:01:00 -0500

After a year in which a push by Gov. Baldacci to reorganize the education bureaucracy dominated public debate, he used much of his State of the State address to highlight issues such as prison reform and the economy.

School Issues Vary on States’ Ballots

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:10:00 -0400

Voters will decide some notable education- and child-related questions when they go to the polls next month.

In Consolidating Districts, States Run Tricky Course To Secure Local Support

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:10:00 -0400

States are dealing with complications over funding, resistance from residents, and criticism that the plans may not save as much money as promised.