Commentary: Put parents back where they belong – the center of their children's education
Some are trying to shift the space occupied by Maine mothers and fathers, but a great deal of work is being done to reverse this trend.
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Some are trying to shift the space occupied by Maine mothers and fathers, but a great deal of work is being done to reverse this trend.
Some are trying to shift the space occupied by Maine mothers and fathers, but a great deal of work is being done to reverse this trend.
In Maine, decisions about curriculum and which books to feature in libraries are already made at the local level, not by the state.
The centerpiece of the emergency legislation is a round of $450 checks to nearly 880,000 income-eligible taxpayers, plus tens of millions of dollars for direct heating and emergency housing assistance.
Nearly 880,000 income-eligible taxpayers are expected to begin receiving the $450 checks by the end of January under the $473 million package.