Proposed School Consolidation Plans for Maine: News archive

Ellsworth Due To Become Regional Hub, Tom Walsh, Ellsworth American.
Governor's School Plan Makes Waves, Victoria Wallack, Statehouse News Service
Governor's Education Plan, Maine Public Radio Call-in with Commissioner Gendron and MEA President Chris Galgay, Host Fred Bever

Loss of local control predicted in school consolidation, Robert Levin, Mount Desert Islander
MDIHS funding challenge off table, Oka Hutchins, Mount Desert Islander
Administrators blast Baldacci comments, Joel Elliott, Morning Sentinel
Competing school plans floated, Victoria Wallack, Mount Desert Islander
Disastrous, Paul Murphy, Mount Desert Islander
Consolidation plan met with skepticism, Ward Peck, South Portland Sentry

A forlorn look ahead, John March, Mount Desert Islander
State board backs schools plan deadline, Susan M. Cover, Portland Press Herald
Distrust, apprehension and confusion, Terry Karkos, Sun Journal
School reforms up for debate Monday, Sen. Peter Bowman, Press Herald
SAD 11 looks to partner up, Keith Edwards, Kennebec Journal
School funding plan unfair, Sen. John Nutting, Bangor Daily News
Baldacci vows to 'fight hard' for school reform proposal, Beth Brogan, Times Record
Mainers: Local control too costly, Walter Griffin, Bangor Daily News
Critics question budget focus on school cuts, Victoria Wallack, Mount Desert Islander
Much at stake, Carrie McKay, Mount Desert Islander
Great education, Cheri Lynn Ellison, Mount Desert Islander
Consolidated Hearing on Consolidating Schools, MMA Legislative Bulletin
Webcast with the Governor and Commissioner
Islanders view consolidation as trouble on the horizon, Eva Murray, Courier-Gazette
Wrong Focus?, Editorial, Waldo Independent
School Consolidation, part 1, Talking Maine, Joe Bruno and Steven Bowen
School Consolidation, part 2, Talking Maine, Joe Bruno and Steven Bowen
School Consolidation, part 3, Talking Maine, Joe Bruno and Steven Bowen

Changes likely for Baldacci school plan, Mal Leary, Bangor Daily News
Another round on school consolidation, Stephen Bowen, Courier - Gazette
Smart growth search has no easy answers, Carol Williams, Bar Harbor Times
Protect our schools or we'll find new ones, Sarah Lyons Price, Daniel Price, M.D., South Portland Sentry

School consolidation half-baked, MSAD 56 Board of Directors , Republican Journal
Super-sized districts, Edmund Hartt, Camden Herald

School district consolidation plan evolving, Victoria Wallack, Times Record
Islesboro School, Murray Carpenter, MPBN [audio]
Education Committee's "Spencer-Herman" draft, Education Committee in collaboration with MSMA and MMA, March 5, 2007

Proposal softens merger strategy, Keith Edwards, Press Herald
Panel softens school reforms, Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal
Baldacci: Plan doesn't go far enough, Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal
Not enough, Editorial, Kennebec Journal
Superintendents: Consolidation will cost money, Alan Crowell, Morning Sentinel
Commissioner reached bogus conclusions, Paul Murphy, Mount Desert Islander
Baldacci to present weekly radio talks, Chelsey Ledue, Bangor Daily News
Education Committee's School Reform, Legislative Bulletin, Maine Municipal Association, March 9, 2007
Baldacci pans ed panel's plan, Victoria Wallack, Times Record
Area school officials react guardedly, Times Record

Coalition Position, MMA, MEA, Maine Chamber of Commerce
A position in support of our schools, School Union 98, Mount Desert Island
Baldacci: State needs new model of doing business, Susan M. Cover, Kennebec Journal
School reform talk becomes multiple choice test, Victoria Wallack, Times Record
Local schools held hostage, Editorial, Times Record
Just one, very big, village, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools
Chump change, Brian Hubbell, Local Maine Schools

What did the Education Committee really do?, Rep. David Farrington and Rep. Roberta Muse, Press Herald
Voters deserve a say in consolidation effort, Barbara Merrill, Bangor Daily News
School Consolidation Plan, Legislative Bulletin, MMA
Harpswell might get less from the state, Beth Brogan, Times Record

Lawmakers seek to assure teachers, Keith Edwards, Kennebec Journal
A lot harder than it looks, Editorial, Times Record
School funds eyed to bridge budget gap, Francis X. Quinn (AP), Bangor Daily News

Consolidation: Newest version already troubled, Victoria Wallack, State House News
Consolidation forum draws crowd in Jay, Donna Perry, Sun Journal
Kittery-York schools?, Caitlin Hayes, Seacoastonline
Care about education?, Ellen Grover, Bar Harbor Times
The "duh" test, Trisha Rhodes, Bar Harbor Times
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Teachers' Association position, Bar Harbor Teachers' Association
The push for school consolidation gets a push back, Lee Burnett, Portland Phoenix, [May 2003]
Split from state in the future for MDI schools?, Tom Minervino, Bar Harbor Times
Minot grapples with school, Winslow Durgin, Sun Journal
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