January 13, 2009
- State panel explores education problems, Matthew Stone, Kennebec Journal
...Maine's network of school districts has become unwieldy, Connerty-Marin said, and the percentage of school spending devoted to administrative expenses has risen in recent years.
...And Gray, the teachers' union director, called for higher pay for teachers, saying Maine is a "net exporter" of teachers.
- [Farmington] SAD 9 gets OK to stand alone, Donna M. Perry, Sun Journal
- Deadline looms for plans to consolidate, Rich Hewitt, Bangor Daily News
- [East Range CSD #12, Calais, Alexander, Robbinston, Baring Plt., Crawford, Charlotte, Perry, Baileyville, Cooper, Grand Lake Stream Plt., Meddybemps, Eastport, Princeton, Talmadge, Waite, Pembroke, Dennysville, Vanceboro] Consolidation vote set for January 13, Eileen Curry, Quoddy Tides
- Dover-Foxcroft officials back school reorganization, Diana Bowley, Bangor Daily News
...appears that Greenville officials ...plan to urge their residents to vote no
- Rural schools risk loss of federal money, Matthew Stone, The Report Card, Kennebec Journal
"I am concerned that an unintended consequence of consolidation will be that many Maine schools will no longer qualify for these grants," Collins said Monday.
- Waterville, Winslow, Vassalboro approve school reorganization plan, Amy Calder, Morning Sentinel
- Schools Face Cuts to General Purpose Aid, Will Tuell, Downeast Coastal Press
“They've taken $27 million out,” said MacFadden, “and anytime they take that money out of the state budget, it puts it onto the towns. It has raised local commitment from 6.55 mils to 6.79. It's up over a quarter of a mil locally. Every time the state saves money, the towns pick it up, and that increases property taxes.”
- Voters Turn Down RSU, AOS Next Step, WQDY
Vanceboro 26-5 in favor
Calais 249-23 against
Baileyville 171-5 against
Eastport 133-29 against
Baring Plt -- 13-5 against
Alexander -- 87-1 against
Robbinston -- 65-4 against
Crawford -- 12-1 against
Cooper -- 26-2 against
Grand Lake Stream -- 32-0 against
Meddybemps -- 32-0 against
Princeton -- 42-14 against
Talmadge -- 8-2 against
Waite -- 11-0 against
Charlotte -- 45-9 against
Pembroke -- 83-7 against
Perry - 54-3 against
Dennysville -- 39-2 against
CSD 12 (Topsfield/Codyville) 22-20 against
- By Brian Hubbell at 01/13/2009 - 07:43
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