StandUpForStudents

Stand Up for Students Maine is a coalition of teachers, educators, parents, and other supporters of public schools.

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

Rising constructions costs, declining enrollment and a growing list of new school requests has prompted the state to reconsider its funding system. #Maine #mepolitics
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[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

The #Maine Department of Education shared that there are currently 80 school bus driver vacancies across the state, and the shortages are impacting student extracurricular activities, field trips and daily school transportation.
https://t.co/JNwKG6ZWzE

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

The Department of Education reversed its recent decision to cut more than $600,000 in already allocated funding for Veterans Upward Bound, which it said conflicted with the Trump administration’s priorities. #Maine #mepolitics

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[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

“For a while there, it kind of saved me as a person, because I was living in my car for a little bit, but I still didn’t have to worry about college being free.”

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

Until she discovered that through the state program she could attend Eastern Maine Community College for free.

“If I didn’t go to community college for free, I wouldn’t be able to afford to go to any college,” she said.

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

Growing up, Salem Carmichael’s family lived paycheck to paycheck, so she never considered college an option. She had always been interested in early childhood education, but didn’t think she’d be able to pursue a degree.

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[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

The funding, more than $600K, goes to programs at the USM and the UMF that support low-income high school students and veterans in their pursuit of higher education. They were canceled on September 12.
https://t.co/4tZ4lv3ps4
#Maine #MEpolitics

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

"U.S. Sen Susan Collins and U.S. Reps. Jared Golden & Chellie Pingree have all spoken out against the decision to cancel two of Maine’s Upward Bound grants. Collins, a longtime champion of the TRIO programs, said she’s in contact with the Dept. of Edu about the canceled awards."

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

Veterans Upward Bound helps Maine vets go to college, but the U.S. Department of Education is cutting its funding, saying the program ‘conflicts’ with its priorities.

https://t.co/xMaLM95hjS

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

The Department of Education canceled more than $600,000 in funding for Veterans Upward Bound at the University of Southern Maine. If it’s not restored, the whole program will end on Sept. 30.

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

The bill still has a significant way to go. To become law, the measure needs to be passed in the House and Senate and signed by Gov. Janet Mills.
https://t.co/nF6oZWfvrC

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

A bill to gradually raise the minimum teacher salary to $50,000 by 2027-28 won unanimous, bipartisan support in the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee.

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

Educators should be able to retire with dignity. Legislators need to hear from you. They need to hear your stories. They need to hear how hard it is for retired educators to keep afloat on their pension benefits.
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Share your story by clicking the link below.

[MEA @MaineEA]

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨
This session the MEA and our retired members have prioritized improvements in retirement benefits. We need your help. Legislators need to hear your stories and how hard it is for retirees to keep afloat on their pension benefits.
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[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

But we need your help. Please consider emailing the members of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee by using the link below and share your concerns about this bill.
https://t.co/44ypf4dJsC

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

School librarians are joining educators and free speech advocates to fight a proposal in the Maine Legislature that could ban schools from providing students with books and other educational materials considered obscene.
https://t.co/BpFyEaMONv

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

The bill proposes to amend Maine's criminal code by removing the educational exemption for distribution of “obscene materials.” This bill, as written, is dangerous.

[Maine Center for Economic Policy @MECEP1]

House GOP #budget proposal scraps school funding surtax, slashes education funding, cuts taxes for rich #mepolitics https://t.co/Vs7ruJVvLU

[Sarah Bigney McCabe @sarahBMaine]

Working class folks I talk w/ are shocked they pay a higher rate than the wealthiest. Q2 made it more fair (Data from @MECEP1) #mepolitics

[Maine Center for Economic Policy @MECEP1]

Former Merrill Lynch economist in @BDNOpinion supports #Q2 3% surtax on income >$200k as "good policy" #mepolitics https://t.co/6BPAHKkwun

[StandUpForStudents @Stand4Students]

Former Merrill Lynch economist: Maine’s income surtax for education is a step toward a prosperous society for all https://t.co/Vx7ufrQgHC