Children are already benefiting from the voter-approved law passed in 2016.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Start building a Maine future as America’s top remote workspace
The state should use its quality of life and other advantages over large, crowded cities to attract and retain the growing number of people who can work from home.
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Commentary: True happiness comes from balance, especially with technology
This Gen Z kid – like most – has the world in the palm of his hand, but he learns more by putting the phone down.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Keep students working on Maine’s many snow days
State officials inexplicably shut the door on two districts’ planned remote school day pilot project.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Mills nominates Brunswick school administrator to be Maine’s education chief
Pender Makin, a former Maine Principal of the Year, promises a shift in priorities and vows to support public school teachers, administrators and students.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: School lunch can be part of the solution to both childhood hunger and obesity
The federal government should not roll back efforts to make healthy food more available.
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Maine Voices: ‘Alfond babies’ now in kindergarten – the first step toward a bright future
There is no substitute for education – both as a means to improve a single person’s life and to improving our economy as a whole.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: As chancellor, James Page set the right course for University of Maine System
But the work of adapting higher education to Maine’s aging population is not done yet.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Court upholds ruling to let Arundel middle schoolers attend Thornton Academy
The private school and several Arundel parents had sued the RSU 21 board after it voted to stop paying for students to attend its middle school instead of a public school within the district.
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Our View: Expanding computer science schooling should be a top priority
A new coalition shows how creating and supporting rigorous K-12 standards will help Maine catch up in a key aspect of education and economic development.