by Susan Cover | July 11, 2019 | Education
Last rites for proficiency-based learning By taking “three steps back,” Gov. Mills and Maine legislators give local school districts more power to decide how best to graduate students Don’t Miss Maine’s Important StoriesSubscribe to Pine Tree Watch today! SUBSCRIBE!...
by Susan Cover | April 18, 2019 | Education
Education bill targets Maine’s ‘blunder of all blunders’ In the wake of the state’s botched proficiency-based learning experiment, legislators tackle a new proposal that spells out core requirements for receiving a high school diploma. AUGUSTA...
by Susan Cover | March 14, 2019 | Education
New Commissioner Pender Makin, who earned a reputation as a "kid whisperer" for her work as a principal at The REAL School on Mackworth Island and honors as Maine High School Principal of the Year in 2013, says her Education Department will be responsive to students,...
by Susan Cover | January 31, 2019 | Environment, Money, Transparency
Nordic Aquafarms is planning to build a land-based salmon farm on about 40 acres in Belfast, off Route 1 near the Northport town line. Image courtesy of Nordic Aquafarms. No let up in fight against salmon farm As it awaits approvals and opponents amp up efforts, a...
by Susan Cover | November 7, 2018 | Elections, Politics
A Pine Tree Watch Special Series Led by the groundbreaking election of Janet Mills and Tuesday's Statehouse sweep, Maine Democrats are now in control of both branches of state government. Photo by Sarah Rice. Altered State With control in the Legislature and Janet...
