Robert Glover and Cleo Baker, University of Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News April 11, 2018. It feels strange to say that Maine has an employment “crisis” at a time when unemployment is at its lowest rate in decades. Yet, Maine’s low unemployment rates mean that employers are struggling to find workers, particularly in […]
Flynn Ross, University of Southern Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News March 28, 2018. The promise of proficiency-based learning is that all students will meet expectations set forth in standards and achieve proficiency. This is a noble goal that no society in the history of the world has ever achieved. For most of human […]
Lynne Miller and Emily Talmadge, University of Southern Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News March 14, 2018. In 2012, the Maine Legislature passed LD 1422, mandating a “proficiency diploma” as a requirement for high school graduation. The diploma was meant to guarantee that all students would graduate from high school with consistent levels of […]
Shauna Shames, Rutgers University-Camden. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News February 28, 2018. The U.S. is a country of astonishing diversity, but its political leaders continue to be disproportionately older white men. Following the defeat of our nation’s first viable female presidential candidate, and with new movements — for gun control and against sexual harassment […]
Sharon Tisher and Harold Borns Jr., University of Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News January 31, 2018. Here’s a marine radio conversation overheard between two lobstermen hauling traps off the coast of Washington County on July 12. First man: “News flash: Gigantic iceberg just broke off Antarctica. Watch out!” Second man: “Ha Ha! Climate […]
Kimberly Simmons, University of Southern Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News January 16, 2018. In January 2017, the Women’s March held one of the largest protest events in history. Hundreds of Mainers traveled to D.C. In Portland, a crowd of 10,000 came together, while thousands more gathered in Augusta. Events occured in every major […]
Flynn Ross, University of Southern Maine The Maine Department of Education and State Board of Education are reviewing changes to rules and regulations that govern all aspects of our public school systems. Currently under review, and accepting public comment until January 18, are significant changes to Teacher Certification regulations in Chapter 115. Many of these […]
Jordan LaBouff, University of Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News January 3, 2018. Recently, the Bangor Daily News spotlighted Associated Press data showing that Maine classrooms are among the least ethnically diverse in the nation. This lack of diversity represents a serious problem for the future of the state — educationally and economically. Reactions to […]
Mary Gatta, University of New York – Stella and Charles Guttman Community College. Luisa Deprez, University of Southern Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News December 20, 2017. The most recent U.S. Census reports that nearly 20 percent of Maine’s population is over 65 years of age and 23 percent are between the ages of 50 […]
Travis Wagner, University of Southern Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News December 6, 2017. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is a public health agency. There are many examples of the EPA’s accomplishments in improving public health. Two examples are the massive municipal infrastructure investments to eliminate the discharge of raw sewage and industrial wastewater into […]
