January 11, 2009

  • [Vassalboro, Waterville, Winslow] School board super majority sticking point for two towns, Scott Monroe, Kennebec Journal
      Waterville's clout could be a deal-breaker for voters on Tuesday
  • State penalty for nonpassage is severe, Scott Monroe, Kennebec Journal
      ...concedes that the savings of the proposal aren't great. School officials have calculated an additional cost of $50,000 the first year, then $125,000 in savings the next couple years. He says that state officials have overblown the possible savings.
  • Senator Collins Calls For Rural Education Funding, asmainegoes.com
      ...this may be of less of a magnificent gesture than intended. The only districts eligible were those with fewer than 600 students. Under Maine's consolidation law, districts now have to be twice this size.