by Marina Schauffler | December 5, 2019
Ascending to his office in Pittsfield, Vaughan Woodruff treads on the same hardwood steps he walked as a third-grader in public school. Now the stately brick building houses several small businesses alongside the solar energy firm he founded more than a decade ago,...
by Susan Cover | July 11, 2019
If everything had gone according to plan, all Maine high school seniors would now be graduating with diplomas based on their ability to show they were proficient in math, English, science and other subjects. No longer would diplomas be a reflection of how much time a...
by Mike Miliard | May 23, 2019
Though the 2020 election is still 18 months away, speculation abounds over whether U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) will be re-elected again – and who might be lining up from right, left and in-between to unseat her. It’s a momentous race for Collins, the state...
by Susan Cover | April 18, 2019
Calling the implementation of proficiency-based education in Maine “the blunder of all blunders” on Wednesday, Rep. Justin Fecteau (R-Augusta) outlined his vision for how high school diplomas should be issued moving forward. In 2012, Maine lawmakers passed a bill to...
by Susan Cover | March 14, 2019
Better pay for teachers. Pre-kindergarten programs for all children. More money for local schools. New Maine Education Commissioner Pender Makin vows to push for these initiatives and said she faces another challenge — fighting the perception that Maine schools...