Legislation

Consolidation opponents will zero in on debate in the Maine House this afternoon as lawmakers take up four key measures that would delay or eliminate penalties meant for those districts that didn't

The seeds for a charter schools compromise were planted in the waning hours of this Education Committee's first legislativ

It wasn't a political gathering, but Education Commissioner Susan Gendron this morning decided to use a speaking opportunity to push two initiatives that haven't gotten the traction she'd like to s

The Legislature's Education Committee delivered a blow to charter school supporters Wednesday.

Uncertainty awaits the Maine school systems that turned down district merger plans under the state's school district consolidation mandate.

Who knew exchange students were so key to Maine's tourism strategy? The logic certainly fits. Exchange students are, in some ways, long-term tourists. They insert foreign dollars into Maine's economy. I can only assume they often want to tour the state.

Who knew exchange students were so key to Maine's tourism strategy? The logic certainly fits. Exchange students are, in some ways, long-term tourists. They insert foreign dollars into Maine's economy. I can only assume they often want to tour the state.

An Education Committee session on Friday devoted to dealing with bills proposing to amend and repeal Maine's school district consolidation law left many questions unanswered.

A few observations from Wednesday's hearings on 15 amendments to Maine's school district consolidation mandate and two proposals to kill the law:

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