Education

Testimony in Support of LD 1507, An Act To Establish a Student Loan Bill of Rights to License and Regulate Student Loan Servicers

In Maine, most students do borrow for college. Sixty-three percent left school with debt in 2015, carrying an average debt load of $30,000. The debt load is […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 10, 2017

Tags Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Testimony in Support of LD 1404, An Act to Ensure the Integrity of For-profit Colleges

We have a public and economic interest in making sure that students have access to affordable higher education that will give them the skills they need to […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 24, 2017

Tags Higher Education, Student Debt

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

Education

Education committee fails Maine college students

Maine’s neediest college students will get no relief from the crushing costs of a college education. In fact, this week the legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Education […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 10, 2015

Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Higher Education Cuts Jeopardize Students' and Maine's Economic Future

As lawmakers gather today to review the state’s higher education budgets, they should consider how a lack of investment in education has stifled Maine’s economy. Fifty-seven percent […]

Jody Harris

Posted March 9, 2015

Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

“Pay It Forward” Is Not a Solution to Maine’s College Affordability Problem

A good education, including a college degree, is the path to good jobs and economic security for Mainers and their families, especially the working poor. Over […]

Christy Daggett

Posted December 15, 2014

Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Testimony: Pay If Forward Raises Concerns for Low-income and Working Adult Students

MECEP is particularly concerned with the impact of college affordability proposals on low-income and working adult students. Pay It Forward raises a number of concerns. MECEP commends the […]

Jody Harris

Posted October 8, 2014

Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

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Testimony in Support of LD 1507, An Act To Establish a Student Loan Bill of Rights to License and Regulate Student Loan Servicers

Testimony in Support of LD 1404, An Act to Ensure the Integrity of For-profit Colleges

Testimony in Support of LD 1129, An Act to Address College Affordability

Maine College Affordability Gap Analysis: Dependent Students, Four Years at University of Maine System

Education committee fails Maine college students

Higher Education Cuts Jeopardize Students' and Maine's Economic Future

“Pay It Forward” Is Not a Solution to Maine’s College Affordability Problem

Testimony: Pay If Forward Raises Concerns for Low-income and Working Adult Students