Season 7 starts in January, 2023!
Maine educator Matt Drewette-Card (@DrewetteCard) gives his thoughts on all things education-related in Maine, be it the laws and rules of education to the politics of such.
Matt says goodbye and thank you to all who helped follow and support this podcast over the years.
It breaks my heart to have to stop this podcast, but the time it takes to pull together vs the time I have in my life that I need to focus on family or finances ... well... arent balanced. And as such, I need to step away from it.
Will it be back? I dunno. Maybe. But in the meantime, keep following what's happening as best as you can, and I hope that if nothing else this little experiment has helped improve the transparency and accessibility of information coming out of Augusta in terms of Education Policy and legislation.
With all of my love,
Matt
10 Mar 2025
208: Charter School's Back... ALRIGHT!
Matt previews public hearings for the week of March 10, 2025.
LD 369, SP0161 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0161?legislature=132)
An Act to Grant or Extend Conditional Teaching Certificates Under Certain Circumstances - Sen. James Libby of Cumberland
LD 470, SP0209 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0209?legislature=132)
An Act to Require School Administrative Units to Adopt Mentoring Programs for Teachers and to Improve Existing Programs - Sen. Joseph Rafferty of York
LD 696, SP0313 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0313?legislature=132)
An Act to Bolster the Maine Teacher Residency Program - Sen. Teresa Pierce of Cumberland
LD 734, HP0476 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0476?legislature=132)
An Act to Promote Voter Registration for Students in Maine's High Schools - Rep. Julie McCabe of Lewiston
LD 220, HP0143 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0143?legislature=132)
An Act to Establish the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program in Order to Provide Funding for Students Attending Certain Private Schools and Students Receiving Home Instruction - Rep. Barbara Bagshaw of Windham
LD 282, HP0182 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0182?legislature=132)
An Act to Raise the Limit on the Total Number of Public Charter Schools - Rep. Gary Drinkwater of Milford
LD 420, HP0274 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0274?legislature=132)
An Act to Fund the Carleton Project to Provide Additional Access to a Nontraditional Secondary School - Rep. Gregg Swallow of Houlton
LD 482, HP0311 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0311?legislature=132)
An Act to Expand Educational Opportunities and Broaden Educational Services for Students Enrolled in Equivalent Instruction Programs - Rep. Barbara Bagshaw of Windham
LD 512, SP0230 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0230?legislature=132)
An Act to Provide Educational Opportunities for Students in Secondary Schools with 200 or Fewer Students - Sen. Stacey Guerin of Penobscot
LD 21, SP0034 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0034?legislature=132)
An Act to Update the Provision of Law Concerning Student Codes of Conduct in Order to Reflect Best Practices Regarding Behavioral Threat Assessment and Response - Sen. Joseph Rafferty of York
LD 168, HP0101 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0101?legislature=132)
An Act to Improve Safety in Public Schools by Requiring Silent Electronic Notification Systems in Classrooms - Rep. David Sinclair of Bath
LD 808, HP0515 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0515?legislature=132)
An Act to Require School Boards and Governing Bodies of Approved Private Schools to Implement Wearable Panic Alert Systems - Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio of Sanford1:00 pm Public Hearing
LD 165, HP0098 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0098?legislature=132)
An Act to Allow School Boards to Expel or Suspend Students Regardless of Grade Level - Rep. Will Tuell of East Machias
LD 513, SP0232 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0232?legislature=132)
An Act to Allow the Spouse of a School Board Member to Serve as a Stipend Employee Within the School Board's Jurisdiction - Sen. Marianne Moore of Washington
LD 817, HP0524 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0524?legislature=132)
An Act to Remove Restrictions That Prohibit School Administrative Units from Making Purchases Through Cooperatives - Rep. Christina Mitchell of Cumberland
3 Mar 2025
207: Doxing, DEI, and Rankin Bass
Matt previews public hearings and work sessions for the week of March 3, 2025.
Public Hearings:
LD 46, HP0010 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0010?legislature=132)An Act to Establish a Grant Program to Increase Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for Students with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder - Rep. Kelly Murphy of Scarborough - Emergency
LD 198, SP0085 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0085?legislature=132)An Act to Prohibit the University of Maine System Campus Police from Issuing a Citation or Summons Related to a Parking Violation to a Visitor of the University of Maine System - Sen. James Libby of Cumberland
LD 375, SP0170 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0170?legislature=132)An Act to Require the University of Maine School of Law to Provide an Online Degree Program - Sen. Trey Stewart of Aroostook
LD 377, SP0133 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0133?legislature=132)An Act to Establish a University of Maine Medical School and to Dedicate Funds from Raising the Cigarette Tax to the School - Sen. Joseph Baldacci of Penobscot
LD 457, SP0190 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0190?legislature=132)An Act to Fund Climate Resiliency Projects Related to the Repair of Campus Infrastructure Used for Active Transportation and Outdoor Recreation - Sen. Anne Carney of Cumberland
LD 471, SP0210 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0210?legislature=132)Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Program to Expand Intensive English Language Learner Programs - Sen. Joseph Rafferty of York
Work Sessions for March 5, 2025
LD 34, SP0053 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0053?legislature=132)An Act to Increase the Minimum Salary for Teachers - Sen. Teresa Pierce of Cumberland
LD 71, HP0035 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0035?legislature=132)An Act Regarding Special Education Funding - Rep. Kristi Mathieson of Kittery
LD 98, HP0063 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0063?legislature=132)An Act to Include School Counselors in the Educators for Maine Program - Rep. Michael Brennan of Portland
LD 181, HP0114 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0114?legislature=132)An Act to Modify the Calculation of Pupil Counts Used for Determination of School Administrative Unit Operating Costs - Rep. Will Tuell of East Machias
LD 193, HP0126 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0126?legislature=132)An Act to Fund Students in Maine Schools Who Are Experiencing Homelessness - Rep. Marshall Archer of Saco
LD 501, HP0330 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0330?legislature=132)An Act to Fairly Fund School Administrative Units for Economically Disadvantaged Students - Rep. Kristen Cloutier of Lewiston
Work Sessions for March 6, 2025
LD 74, HP0038 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0038?legislature=132)An Act to Update the System of Learning Results Review Timeline - Rep. Michael Brennan of Portland
LD 78, HP0042 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0042?legislature=132)An Act to Require Elementary School Students to Learn Cursive Writing - Rep. Joseph Underwood of Presque Isle
LD 360, SP0151 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0151?legislature=132)An Act Supporting the Dirigo Reads Literacy Program - Sen. Joseph Baldacci of Penobscot
LD 370, SP0162 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0162?legislature=132)An Act to Raise the Minimum State Standard for Mathematics Education for a High School Diploma - Sen. James Libby of Cumberland
LD 396, SP0182 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/SP0182?legislature=132)An Act to Provide for a Later Starting Time for High Schools - President. Matthea Daughtry of Cumberland
LD 543, HP0362 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/#Paper/HP0362?legislature=132)An Act to Enhance Maine's Wildlife Conservation Efforts and Preserve Maine's Sporting Heritage by Requiring Hunter Safety Education in Schools - Rep. Donald Ardell of Monticello
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