Renee Courtemanche was born and raised in Lewiston and chose to come back to Lewiston after nursing school to live, work and raise her family. She is very dedicated to her children’s education. Beyond her countless hours as an active PTO member at Geiger Elementary, she has become very concerned about high teacher turnover, class […]
Karen McClure-Richard
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Too many assessment tests
This is a response to Bill Webster’s guest column about the MEA tests (June 18). I find his change in opinion on that test very interesting. As a parent, I have spent the past five years advocating that school leaders take a hard look at the over-testing of students. Much of what Webster discussed in […]
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Roy puts students, teachers first
Matt Roy is the best candidate to represent District 58 in the Maine House of Representatives. As a parent of two Lewiston students, I have attended many Lewiston School Committee meetings to share my concerns and ideas. As a School Committee member, Roy has always been respectful of parent input and concerns and has gone […]
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K. McClure-Richard: Policies wrong for the children
As Lewiston parents and teachers we are deeply concerned about the upcoming MEA/Smarter Balanced Assessments and their implications for education in our community. Our concerns are deep and far-reaching. We are concerned for our children, whom we know will be required to forgo many hours of time spent learning to complete a test that is […]