Education Testimony in Support of LD 1129, An Act to Address College Affordability I would urge the committee to recognize the serious nature of the college affordability crisis in our nation and state. Please also bear in mind that college […] Mark Sullivan Posted April 10, 2017 Tags Higher Education, Student Debt
Education, Taxes and Budget Maine College Affordability Gap Analysis: Dependent Students, Four Years at University of Maine System Graphic referenced in testimony in support of LD 32, An Act to An Act to Increase the Size of Grants under the Maine State Grant Program, click here. […] Mark Sullivan Posted January 23, 2017 Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt
Taxes and Budget Testimony in Support of LD 32, An Act to An Act To Increase the Size of Grants under the Maine State Grant Program For a PDF of this testimony, click here. January 23, 2017 Good afternoon, Senator Langley, Representative Kornfield, and members of the Joint Committee on Education and Cultural […] Mark Sullivan Posted January 23, 2017 Tags Higher Education
Education, Maine’s Economy Let’s make sure that every Mainer who aspires to succeed can go back to school With summer beginning to wind down, thousands of Mainers are getting ready to go back to school. This September, Maine’s post-secondary schools—colleges, universities, and community colleges across […] Marpheen Chann-Berry Posted August 10, 2016 Tags Education, Higher Education
Education Total U.S. Postsecondary Adult Education Enrollment (bar chart) Mark Sullivan Posted August 3, 2016 Tags Education, Higher Education
Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy Another tilt at the windmill, more wasted taxpayer funds, but a win for uninsured Maine young people The Supreme Court today declined to hear the LePage Administration’s appeal of a November 1st Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against the Administration’s request to cut 6,000 […] Christy Daggett Posted June 8, 2015 Tags Education, Health Care, Higher Education, Medicaid
Education Testimony in Support of LD 1406: An Act to Make College More Affordable for Maine Residents College has become less affordable for all Maine students, but college remains least affordable for low-income students and working adults. Maine’s public college affordability gap means that […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 20, 2015 Tags Education, Higher Education
Jobs and Income Testimony in Support of LD 1373, An Act to Create the Put ME to Work Program This proposal would not only benefit working families, but help the state economy. By working to determine which skills are in demand and working with postsecondary institutions […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 18, 2015 Tags Education, Higher Education, Jobs
Education Additional comments on LD 1141, An Act To Increase the Affordability of College Tuition and Attract Professionals to Maine Low-income students seeking admission to community college have less unmet need than those attending the University of Maine. According to research presented to the Commission to Study […] Mark Sullivan Posted May 11, 2015 Tags Education, Higher Education
Education Percent of Adults 25 Years of Age or Older with At Least a Bachelor's Degree (table) Mark Sullivan Posted May 11, 2015 Tags Education, Higher Education