Education, Health Care, Jobs and Income

State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms

In 2012, women headed one of every three low-income working families in Maine, according to a new report released today by the Working Poor Families Project. These […]

Jody Harris

Posted February 12, 2014

Tags Affordable Care Act, Children, Education, EITC, Employment, Health Care, Incomes, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, TANF

Education

Testimony at Hearings on LD 1581: An Act to Increase Access to Quality Child Care and LD 1682: An Act to Preserve Head Start and Child Care Services

Access to high quality early education and care is an economic imperative. Arthur MacEwan, an economist at the University of Massachusetts, summarizes the economic case in a […]

MECEP

Posted January 30, 2014

Tags Children, Education

Education

Testimony at Hearing on L.D. 1431, An Act To Support School Nutrition and Expand the Local Foods Economy

We all know that buying local is good. It keeps dollars in the local economy rather than having that money leave the state. In 2011, MECEP […]

MECEP

Posted January 21, 2014

Tags Economy, Education, Food Insecurity, Local

Education, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Bond Questions 2, 4, and 5: Maine needs to invest in higher education for struggling workers

Thirty-six percent of the building stock at the University of Maine is 50 or more years old. Dwight Eisenhower was president when the state built most of […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 31, 2013

Tags Bonds, Education, Jobs

Education, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

When small is mighty BIG!

Robert Reich is short, four feet, eleven inches to be precise. I mention his height because the former labor secretary and current professor at the University of […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 18, 2013

Tags Budget, Children, Education, Health Care, Jobs, Medicaid, Taxes

Education

CBPP Report: Maine School Funding Much Lower than before the Great Recession

7.3% cut hurts students and is bad for state’s economy Augusta, Maine (Thursday, September 12, 2013). A new report from the nonpartisan Center on Budget and […]

Posted September 13, 2013

Tags Budget, Education

Education

The GED Matters: Making Sure Maine Gets the Right Equivalency Test to Meet the Needs of Low-Income Adults Learners

Mainers without a high school diploma do not fare well in the economy. They are stuck in low-paying jobs with little opportunity for advancement. They are the […]

MECEP

Posted July 8, 2013

Tags Education

Education, Jobs and Income

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

Mainers without a high school diploma do not fare well in the economy. They are stuck in low-paying jobs with little opportunity for advancement. For many working […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 17, 2013

Tags Education, Employment, Incomes, Jobs

Education

Workforce bill helps adult learners, but does not go far enough

Nearly one in four Maine adults have started college, but never earned their degree. According to the Working Poor Families Project, Maine has one of the highest […]

Jody Harris

Posted May 23, 2013

Tags Education, Employment

Education

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1353: An Act to Further Reduce Student Hunger

Over 80,000 kids in Maine do not get enough to eat. During the school year, the National School Lunch program, which has been around since the 1940s, […]

MECEP

Posted April 23, 2013

Tags Education, Food Insecurity, K-12 Education

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State Policies Are Failing Maine's Working Moms

Testimony at Hearings on LD 1581: An Act to Increase Access to Quality Child Care and LD 1682: An Act to Preserve Head Start and Child Care Services

Testimony at Hearing on L.D. 1431, An Act To Support School Nutrition and Expand the Local Foods Economy

Bond Questions 2, 4, and 5: Maine needs to invest in higher education for struggling workers

When small is mighty BIG!

CBPP Report: Maine School Funding Much Lower than before the Great Recession

The GED Matters: Making Sure Maine Gets the Right Equivalency Test to Meet the Needs of Low-Income Adults Learners

Low-Income Mainers Left Behind in GED Privatization

Workforce bill helps adult learners, but does not go far enough

Testimony at Hearing on LD 1353: An Act to Further Reduce Student Hunger