Education funding
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PublishedJuly 25, 2023
Gorham voters reject school budget for the second time
The 2024 school budget is now headed for a third referendum vote sometime in August.
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PublishedJune 14, 2023
Gorham voters reject school board budget over high tax cost
On an average home assessed at $400,000, the annual tax bill would have increased by $564. Some say that's too much for the small town, especially for those on fixed incomes.
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PublishedApril 22, 2023
Our View: Maine’s school funding formula must be updated
Until the formula recognizes our changing state, unfair allocation of state money will deepen inequities between wealthy districts and those less affluent.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2023
Bill would require audits of private schools that receive public tuition
Legislators weigh whether to mandate annual audits of many Maine private schools whose finances are mostly secret.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
Alfond Scholarship Foundation launches awareness campaign
Ten years after every child born in Maine became included in the fund, many are not aware it can help their children.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2022
Committee advances proposal to give more budget authority to Portland school board
The full Charter Commission will now look at the proposal, which would eliminate City Council approval of the school budget and send it directly from the school board to voters.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2021
School board to use $6.2M for tax relief, custodial pay, debt service
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PublishedJuly 2, 2021
School districts plan to spend additional state funding on tax relief, building projects
The state budget approved this week will fund schools at 55 percent statewide for the first time since voters approved the measure in a ballot question in 2004.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Bill to allow ‘semi-open primaries’ in Maine takes step forward
If it's approved by the full Legislature, independent voters will be allowed to vote in a political party's primary during each election cycle without having to enroll in that party.
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PublishedMay 16, 2021
Our View: It’s time for Maine to pay its fair share for schools
State spending on schools invests in the future and puts downward pressure on local property taxes.
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