Top county teacher to lead Brunswick Junior High School An educator who was named the 2015 Oxford County Teacher of the Year has been selected as the new principal at Brunswick Junior High School. Laurie Catanese comes to the leadership post at the junior high school after spending 11 of her 14 years in education […]
Maine schools
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Feeding all Maine kids at school is the right thing to do
L.D. 1679 addresses what is both a moral issue and a policy issue in a way that will save Maine millions.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine legislators out of touch with what teachers and students need
Despite a year of learning from the pandemic, Augusta has stifled education innovation in order to steamroll party orthodoxy.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: This past school year was not lost, it was lived. Beautifully.
Let’s not have this time defined by learning loss, but rather by the compassion and resilience that students, families and teachers have mustered.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘Pooled’ testing in schools lowers COVID risk, anxiety
Augusta is the latest Maine district to join the program, which could help educators deal with the virus as they return to full in-person instruction.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Pouliot: Feeding all Maine kids in our schools will make the most of our tax dollars
Passing L.D. 1679 will make sure that students can focus on learning, not on where their next meal might be coming from.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We must act to reduce use of restraint, eliminate seclusion in Maine schools
L.D. 1373 will move districts to adopt approaches focused on prevention that meet students’ needs and reduce challenging behaviors.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Universal school meals will bring Maine-grown food to all Maine students
L.D. 1679 – making School Meals for All a permanent solution – will be a win for Maine students, Maine farms and fisheries and Maine schools.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bill would end use of student restraint and seclusion in Maine schools
The measure has the support of advocates for the disabled, but school administrators and some parents said the bill would prohibit some of the only techniques that work in dangerous situations.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.