Maine has the infrastructure to make open enrollment a reality
Support for school choice is becoming increasingly strong and widespread, actually transcending the often-impervious boundaries of political party identification. Over the course of nearly two years, support increased by eight […]
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Arizona’s expansion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts a model for Maine and nation
The Arizona State Legislature recently passed a bill that will greatly expand access to the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, as well as allow families to spend the funds they […]
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Maine’s Legislature and Department of Education must act on SCOTUS ruling
On June 21, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Carson v. Makin, declaring unconstitutional the 1981 “sectarian exclusion” to Maine’s Town Tuitioning program. […]
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New school choice map underscores need for more education options in Maine
A new publication from Maine Policy Institute shows which municipalities in Maine allow public K-12 education funding to follow their resident students to a school of their choice. These towns, […]
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Release: Maine Policy releases the School Choice Map of Maine
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 5, 2021Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550Cell: 207.240.7064 Maine Policy Institute Releases the School Choice Map of Maine New interactive map shows current and future […]
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Seven Communities to Lose Education Funding Under Question 2 Tax Hike
If you’re from the town of Sebago, Lincolnville, Greenwood, Bremen, Newry, Machiasport, or Jonesport, Question 2 should worry you immensely. You see, while many people are talking about the 130 […]
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MHPC Releases Question 2 Report
AUGUSTA- This week, The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) released a new report, The Wrong Choice for ME: How Question 2 would exacerbate inequality in K-12 education and cost thousands of […]
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Maine School Management Association Weighs in on Question 2
This week, the Maine School Management Association (MSMA) – a nonprofit comprised of the Maine School Boards Association and the Maine School Superintendents Association – released a white paper on […]
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Tax Flight Is Real; Question 2 Would Make It Worse
Many liberal groups, including the Maine People’s Alliance, the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Economic Policy Institute, assert that higher taxes on millionaires does little to motivate them […]
Read More →Transparency-Shedding Light on Government Activities II: The Hidden LD 1 Cost-Shift
Read the full report | In the spring of 2005, the Legislature passed LD 1, which promised to ease property tax burdens by increasing the state’s share of K-12 spending […]
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