Maine
U.S.
Rank
The only state whose name has one syllable has only one option for kids. Maine’s tiny charter program is capped. It has limited opportunities for kids. Very few elements of the power are robust in The Pine Tree State. Maine’s leadership needs to get crackin just like you would expect to do with a lobstah.
Opportunity
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62%
Grade:
D
Rank:
#36
The beauty of Maine notwithstanding, the environment for charters here is hardly green…
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Grade:
D
Rank:
#17
The second oldest program in the country, dating back to 1873, allows students who do not have public schools in their towns to take their money…
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Grade:
D
Rank:
#37
Does not support performance pay; needs to improve its data collection of teacher prep…
Innovation
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Grade:
C
Rank:
#29
The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) was the first 1:1 student-to-device initiative in the nation. In 2002, Maine provided every 7th…
Governor Mills closed schools on March 15th and then extended the closure for the remainder of the school year on April 7th. One early step Maine…
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Policy Environment
Governor Janet Mills is not in favor of parent power. In 2019, she signed a bill that makes the cap on charter schools in Maine permanent…
“The Maine Constitution contains no prohibitions on public funding of parental choice programs and Maine already has one of the nation’s oldest…
School and district report cards are easily located on Maine’s DOE homepage under Testing & Accountability, and clicking ESSA Dashboard…