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Wiscasset’s school committee is proposing a $10,308,529, 2023-24 budget, which is up $976,458 from 2022-23. Documents provided estimate a less than $100 tax increase on a $150,000 home. The documents state the school budget has gone many years...
Last week the state House in Augusta was abuzz with testimony for bills seeking to either change or examine the way public school education is funded.
The State House in Augusta was abuzz last week with testimony for bills seeking either to change or to examine the way public school education is funded.
By Timothy Surrette Most of us recognize that quality pre K-12 education requires significant investment. That, of course, means money.
"Importantly, some state-level policy makers in Maine are currently making efforts to introduce legislation aimed at more equitable school funding."