In the November balloting, Maine people voted for a 3-percent surcharge on annual taxable incomes of more than $200,000. That issue, Question 2, was brought to the ballot statewide by the teachers union. If the Maine Education Association needs more money, it should take a look at the present system. I believe that most school […]
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Stavros Mendros has major role in citizen-initiated campaigns
LEWISTON — Monday is the deadline for citizen-initiated campaigns to submit signatures to the Secretary of State’s office to qualify for the November ballot. Of the active petitions, half hired Olympic Consulting in Lewiston to send field workers out to collect signatures, a pay-for-signature process that came under fire earlier this week when workers accused […]
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Ballot question asks for 3 percent tax increase on top earners to fund schools
Lewiston public schools could get $3.1 million more per year and Auburn could get $2.78 million more, under a referendum question a group hopes to bring to the ballot in November. On Tuesday, “Stand Up for Students” — a group led by the Maine Education Association — said it has exceeded the number of signatures […]
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‘One size does not fit all’: LePage lauds state’s first virtual school
SOUTH PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday celebrated the opening of the state’s first virtual charter school, saying Maine Connections Academy represents a new opportunity to reach students for whom traditional schools don’t work. He also used the forum to criticize traditional public school systems in the state, saying they’re “about the money” and […]