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Education

Charter Schools

I have long supported charter schools.  We need to be able to create schools that are innovative and flexible and address the needs of the many students whose needs are not met by the mainstream schools.  There is no reason for the educational bureaucracy to fear charter schools, except if they know that many of our schools are failing a whole population of students.  My own son’s learning needs were not met by our neighborhood school and I had to send him to an innovative private school.  However, I would have preferred that he attend  an innovative public charter school.  I also think it is troubling that our DOE would miss out on applying for federal funds for our schools because of the educational leadership’s continuing resistance to charter schools.

School Consolidation

Individual municipalities are the best equipped to assess their structural and financial needs. Some areas of the state may benefit from consolidation, while others stand to lose out significantly. Communities are best equipped to assess the potential benefits (or lack thereof) of school consolidation. I supported repeal of the Maine School consolidation law that was on the November, 2009 ballot.