Initiatives

Education Initiative

2008 State Child Care Assistance Report

A Case for Cooperation II is available as a free download. (The original report may be found here: A Case for Cooperation.)

Download the January 3, 2008 Case for Cooperation II, Chapters 1 and 2 (White Paper - PDF)

Other items available for download for the original report include:

  1. Press Release (Word format)
  2. Summary of Key Points (Word format)
  3. Stories on the Ground (Word format)
  4. A Case for Cooperation: Making Connections to Improve Education for All Maine Students (PDF format)
Testimony:
  1. Testimony on LD 1049, An Act to Encourage Cooperation Among School Administrative Units
  2. Testimony of Dr. James C. Morse, Sr., Superintendent of Schools, MSAD 47 Before the Joint Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs On Monday, March 30, 2009
News Coverage:
  1. School officials back legislation on cooperatives, Matthew Stone, Kennebec Journal 03/31/2009
  2. OP ED: This economic crisis means Maine must get more efficient, Gordon L. Weil 02/12/2009
  3. Consolidation Questions - Bangor Daily News editorial: 11/08
  4. School smarts - Bangor Daily News editorial: 7/2/08
  5. Referendum won't stop school mergers in '08 - Portland Press Herald, February 3, 2008 Editorial (DOC)
  6. Money Trumps Learning. By Walter Griffin, 01/04/2008 - Bangor Daily News
  7. Costs Daunting For Raising Kid. By Morning Sentinel Staff 01/02/2008
  8. The Case for Consolidation. By BDN Staff, 01/05/2008 - Bangor Daily News
  9. Consolidation Should Be Fixed, Not Tossed. By Kennebec Journal, 01/08/2008
  10. New School Choice. Bangor Daily News Editorial [Internet]. 2006 Sept. 2. (Word format)
  11. Quimby, Beth. Report Backs Regional Schools; 2006 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. [Internet] 2006 August, 31 (Word format)
  12. Take Baby Steps On Combining School Systems. Kennebec Journal Editorial [Internet]. 2006 Sept. 3. (Word format)
  13. Cohen, Ruth-Ellen . Report Gives Examples Of Ways School Districts Can Collaborate; 2006 Bangor Daily News [Internet] 2006 August, 31 (Word format)
  14. New Report Urges Schools, Districts To Cooperate. The Times Record [Internet]. 2006 Sept. 1. (Word format)
  15. Fewer schools can mean a better education. The Portland Press Herald [Internet]. 2006 Sept. 5. (Word format)

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