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Lawmakers aim to tackle the teacher shortage from multiple angles
Educators and lawmakers have varying priorities on how to address Maine’s dwindling teacher workforce, but many are united behind a multi-pronged approach.
Two transgender girls, six federal agencies. How Trump is trying to pressure Maine into obedience.
Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats.
How much federal education funding is at risk in Maine? Here are four charts that break it down.
A look at state data offers insight into what’s at risk as Trump pushes to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
Educators propose new school for teens struggling with addiction in Aroostook County
Spurred by a teacher who has seen the issues wrought by substance use among local teens, the proposal hinges on getting funding from the state’s pool of opioid settlement money.
Bill would add to hotel sales tax to fund school construction
The legislation comes as a group plans to release a report examining possible changes to Maine’s school funding formula.
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