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Torch (December 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch (December 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Torch (October 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch (October 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Breaking Barriers To Achieve The Superintendency, Becky J. Foley Phd
Breaking Barriers To Achieve The Superintendency, Becky J. Foley Phd
All Student Scholarship
The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the phenomenon of the external and internal barriers that exist for women administrators in Maine seeking to reach the school superintendency. During the 2014-2015 school year in Maine, females comprised only 21 percent of all superintendents. While there is research about the shortage of superintendents nationwide, there is scant research from the female perspective. This research provided insights from women’s perspectives about why gender inequality exists at the superintendent level in education in the state of Maine. Through the use of phenomenological interviews, this qualitative research study focused on the views of …
Impacts Of Pay-As-You-Throw And Other Residential Solid Waste Policy Options: Southern Maine 2007–2013, Travis Blackmer, George Criner
Impacts Of Pay-As-You-Throw And Other Residential Solid Waste Policy Options: Southern Maine 2007–2013, Travis Blackmer, George Criner
George K. Criner
Municipal solid waste management in the U.S. began a transformation in the 1980s as a result of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulation requiring the closure of municipal “dumps.” This legislation, coupled with increasing total and per capita waste, resulted in waste management receiving national attention. Maine and other states began broad efforts to reduce and wisely manage their municipal solid wastes. Many states established solid waste goals, with Maine targeting a waste diversion rate of 50 percent. Four common residential waste management programs in Maine include curbside trash collection, curbside recyclable collection, single-stream recycling, and pay-as-you-throw programs. This article …
Solid Waste Management In Local Municipalities, George K. Criner
Solid Waste Management In Local Municipalities, George K. Criner
George K. Criner
For most of the era since 1960, when environmental policy and resource policy have been central public issues, the focus of public debates on those policies was at the federal and state levels. Now, more and more of the decisions and policies that will determine the quality of life for citizens are being made at the local level. Issues that have historically been local prerogatives are increasingly identified as crucial for effective environmental policy and for insuring "quality of life." Those local decisions are often constrained by a wide variety of state and federal policies on environmental policy and resource …
Solid Waste Management Options For Maine: The Economics Of Pay-By-The-Bag Systems, Stephanie Seguino, George Criner, Margarita Suarez
Solid Waste Management Options For Maine: The Economics Of Pay-By-The-Bag Systems, Stephanie Seguino, George Criner, Margarita Suarez
George K. Criner
State and federal environmental mandates during the last three decades have changed the nature of the debate over solid waste disposal, but not the basic question: What do we do about the garbage we produce? Unlike years past, however, disposal options are now fewer and more costly. This has resulted in a shift in focus away from solutions that simply try to deal with the output of the disposal process—the trash—to those that focus on inputs—reducing the volume of materials going into the waste stream. Among the volume reduction strategies are recycling, which focuses on specific input materials, and volume-based …
Torch (August 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch (August 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Torch (May 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch (May 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Visualizing Road Network Congestion To Inform Regional Planning In Southern Maine, G Andrew Smith-Petersen
Visualizing Road Network Congestion To Inform Regional Planning In Southern Maine, G Andrew Smith-Petersen
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
In this analysis, road traffic volumes and capacity estimates are used in conjunction with population data and population change forecasts to visualize the potential for congestion at present, and to project the potential for congestion in 2030. The areas most and least at risk of congestion are identified, so as to inform thought and effort around planning on a regional scale in southern Maine. The area of study includes large portions of York and Cumberland Counties, as well as a small portion of Androscoggin County, in the Greater Portland region.
Torch (March 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch (March 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Torch (January 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch (January 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
No abstract provided.
The Importance Of The Humanities: Reflections From Leading Policymakers, Linda Silka
The Importance Of The Humanities: Reflections From Leading Policymakers, Linda Silka
Maine Policy Review
Maine is fortunate in being served by state policy leaders who care deeply about the humanities and who have devoted considerable thought to the role of the humanities in Maine’s past, present, and future. In this article, Linda Silka interviews four of these leading policymakers about the humanities and policy: Tom Desjardin, Peter Mills, Margaret (Peggy) Rotundo, and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
Why The Humanities Are Necessary To Public Policy, And How, Anna Sims Bartel
Why The Humanities Are Necessary To Public Policy, And How, Anna Sims Bartel
Maine Policy Review
To ask what this issue of Maine Policy Review asks is to assume that the humanities are valuable and/or useful, both in general and in particular to public policy. So we should be asking not only how policy can help the humanities but how the humanities can help policy. Anna S. Bartel sees several answers and tries to map them by exploring intersections of humanities and public policy and by asking what public policy needs that the humanities can contribute. Four stages of policy can all benefit from humanistic education, programming, and dispositions: conceptualization, crafting, implementation, and evaluation
Margaret Chase Smith Essay: Priorities Of The U.S. Senate Aging Committee, Susan M. Collins
Margaret Chase Smith Essay: Priorities Of The U.S. Senate Aging Committee, Susan M. Collins
Maine Policy Review
Senator Susan Collins of Maine discusses the three major priorities of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee: investing in biomedical research targeting diseases that disproportionately affect older Americans, such as Alzheimer’s and diabetes; protecting seniors against financial exploitation and scams; and improving retirement security.
The Demographic Transformation In Maine (And Beyond) Is In Full Swing, Lenard W. Kaye
The Demographic Transformation In Maine (And Beyond) Is In Full Swing, Lenard W. Kaye
Maine Policy Review
The article discusses the demographics of longevity and what it means for Maine. Lenard Kaye, guest editor, introduces the topic and describes the reasons for this special aging-focused issue of the Maine Policy Review.
The Emergence Of Age-Friendly Communities: The City Of Bangor, Benjamin Sprague
The Emergence Of Age-Friendly Communities: The City Of Bangor, Benjamin Sprague
Maine Policy Review
Although Bangor now has the youngest median age of any city in Maine, Benjamin Sprague describes the city’s efforts to engage its older residents, which has led to Bangor being ranked one of the top places to retire by Forbes Magazine and AARP.
The View From Augusta: Developments Growing Out Of The Speaker’S 2013 Round Table Discussions And 2014 Aging Summit, Mark Eves, Jessica Maurer
The View From Augusta: Developments Growing Out Of The Speaker’S 2013 Round Table Discussions And 2014 Aging Summit, Mark Eves, Jessica Maurer
Maine Policy Review
Mark Eves and Jessica Maurer describe the significant progress made in Maine since 2013 in addressing aging-related issues through collaboration between legislative and community-based efforts. The Maine Aging Initiative, formed in 2014 and coordinated through the Maine Council on Aging and the House Speaker’s office, plays a significant role in supporting these efforts.
The Evolution Of Elder Housing Design And Development, John Gallagher
The Evolution Of Elder Housing Design And Development, John Gallagher
Maine Policy Review
Maine faces a growing number of elderly households as the baby boomer generation ages, which will have a major impact on housing. John Gallagher discusses the availability of affordable housing for elder adults, and what is being done to address the widening gap between the needs and wants of elders with limited financial resources and what will actually be available to them.
Getting From Here To There: Maine's Elder Transportation Challenge, Katherine Freund
Getting From Here To There: Maine's Elder Transportation Challenge, Katherine Freund
Maine Policy Review
Surveys and studies have repeatedly pointed out the problem of transportation for elders in Maine. Katherine Freund reviews Maine transportation studies and policy and suggests that the solution lies in developing private transportation alternatives that are supported by technology and by appropriate public policies.
The Age-Friendly Community Movement In Maine, Patrica Oh
The Age-Friendly Community Movement In Maine, Patrica Oh
Maine Policy Review
Patricia Oh describes how age-friendly communities can provide residents of all ages what they need and want from their communities. She presents the broad guidelines for the integrated community planning necessary to create environments that support optimal aging and gives examples from places in Maine that are adopting the age-friendly community approach.
Shaping The Health And Long-Term-Care Infrastructure Serving Older Adults: Historical Trends And Future Directions, Julie Fralich
Shaping The Health And Long-Term-Care Infrastructure Serving Older Adults: Historical Trends And Future Directions, Julie Fralich
Maine Policy Review
Over the last few decades, federal and state policy have been driving a shift away from nursing facility-based long term services and supports (LTSS) toward home and community-based services (HCBS). As Maine’s aging demographics generate increasing demand for LTSS, the state faces a number of significant challenges as it tries to make living at home longer a viable option for more and more older adults who need assistance in order to do so. This article reviews the confluence of demographic and policy shifts that will shape the future of Maine’s LTSS system.
Maine’S Initiatives In Geriatric Medical Care: Commentary From The Front Lines, Cliff Singer, Roger Renfrew
Maine’S Initiatives In Geriatric Medical Care: Commentary From The Front Lines, Cliff Singer, Roger Renfrew
Maine Policy Review
Cliff Singer and Roger Renfrew write from their perspectives as medical practitioners and leaders in geriatric medicine to examine issues affecting health care and outcomes for older adults in Maine. Focusing on the acute and primary care systems, they highlight issues and policy recommendations they think are most urgent or helpful.
The Aging And Developmental Disabilities Networks: Can The Silos Be Dismantled?, Lenard W. Kaye, Lucille A. Zeph, Alan B. Cobo-Lewis
The Aging And Developmental Disabilities Networks: Can The Silos Be Dismantled?, Lenard W. Kaye, Lucille A. Zeph, Alan B. Cobo-Lewis
Maine Policy Review
The authors discuss the service networks for aging and developmental and physical disabilities, which have traditionally functioned in distinctly separate camps. They present the case for greater crossover between these networks and endorse increased alignment of the aging and disability networks in all arenas, including policy making, program development, education, and research.
The Emergence Of Age-Friendly Communities: Highlighting The Town Of Bucksport, James Bradney
The Emergence Of Age-Friendly Communities: Highlighting The Town Of Bucksport, James Bradney
Maine Policy Review
James Bradney highlights the activities and services available in Bucksport, Maine, that are enabling the town to meet the needs of its older adult population. The town is one that is participating in the Thriving in Place Initiative of the Maine Health Access Foundation.