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LePage Administration Unveils Controversial Education Package

Students could enroll outside their home districts, and public tuition dollars would flow to private religious schools, under education reforms laid out by the LePage administration in Skowhegan this morning. Besides expanded school choice, the administration is also pushing legislation to toughen and standardize teacher and principal evaluation statewide and expand career and technical education. Some praise the proposals as bold and innovative, but others dismiss them as divisive and unfair.

Appropriation Committee's Unanimous Budget Agreement Faces LePage Veto Threat
New Questions Raised About Origins of 'Cutler Files' Website
Fatal Fire Site in Canton was Subject of Town Investigation
Maine Caucuses Next Up in GOP Primary Race
Unplanned 9/11 Analysis Links Noise, Whale Stress
Barge in Place for Removal of NH Bridge Span
Maine Governor Unveils Education Reform Package
Maine Town Cancels Fourth of July Parade
Maine Bill Seeks Parent Involvement in Schools
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Television Highlights

A New Idea for Education in Maine
Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks logo
Thursday, February 9 at 8:00 pm
Friday, February 10 at 9:00 pm
Sunday, February 12 at 5:00 pm

Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen has some big ideas about how to change Maine's schools and engage Maine students. Learn about his plan, which is a proficiency-based system that allows students to move through school at different speeds and with different goals.

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Radio Highlights

Tales from an Island Chocolatier
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Thursday, February 9 at 12:15 pm

Just in time for Valentine's day, it's the true story of a chocolatier. Ten years ago Kate Shaffer left the West Coast and headed East for a simpler life. Today, she and her husband operate Black Dinah Chocolatiers on Isle au Haut. She'll share her favorite chocolate recipes and tales from life on the island.

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