Listen: Supplemental Budget and Parental Rights on WGAN
Director of Policy, Nick Murray, joined the WGAN Morning News with Matt Gagnon to discuss Governor Mills latest spending proposal, a $900 million supplemental budget which contains no tax relief. […]
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Testimony: Affirm and Prioritize Parental Rights in K-12 Education
Testimony in Support of LD 1129, “An Act to Enact the Curriculum Transparency Act,” LD 1199, “An Act to Provide Transparency in Public School Curricula,” LD 1643, “An Act Regarding […]
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Listen: Local School Budget Transparency on GHRT
Director of Policy, Nick Murray, joined the George Hale Ric Tyler Show on WVOM to discuss LD 1748 and LD 1370, two bills that would turn the local school budget […]
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Mills & Co Provide Parents No Comfort on Potential COVID Vaccine Mandate for School
On October 20, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), to which Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah is a recent addition, unanimously voted to add COVID-19 vaccines to […]
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Release: MDOE coordinated with teachers union, other groups in planning Maine’s COVID-19 response
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 13, 2022Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550 Maine Department of Education Coordinated with Teachers Union,Other Groups in Planning Maine’s COVID-19 Response in K-12 SchoolsInterest groups […]
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Portland families deserve more school choice, not less
Last Tuesday, the Portland school board held a workshop to discuss a proposal from Portland Public Schools (PPS) Superintendent, Xavier Botana, which would give the district greater control in managing […]
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Release: New analysis shows critical social justice is pervasive in Maine’s K-12 education system
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 23, 2022Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550 Maine Policy Institute Releases New ReportOn Critical Social Justice in Maine’s Public Education SystemThe analysis details how critical social […]
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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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