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Commentary: Essential Programs And Services Model, Denison Gallaudet, Henry R. Sciopone, Thomas Scott, Robert B. Kautz, Roger Shaw, Mark Eastman, Richard A. Lyons, Bob Hasson
Commentary: Essential Programs And Services Model, Denison Gallaudet, Henry R. Sciopone, Thomas Scott, Robert B. Kautz, Roger Shaw, Mark Eastman, Richard A. Lyons, Bob Hasson
Maine Policy Review
To further discussion about the Essential Programs and Services (EPS) model for funding public education in Maine, Maine Policy Review asked eight superintendents—representing districts across the state— to provide their views. We also asked each to discuss the needs of his district and whether additional state policy options were necessary to tackle the most pressing issues. The districts represented by these superintendents are a cross section of urban and rural high-receivers and low-receivers. Still, several commonalities emerge: the need for a state commitment that does not wax and wane with the business cycle; the urgency of professional development for new …
Essential Programs And Services: The Basis For A New Approach For Funding Maine’S Public Schools, David L. Silvernail, Weston L. Bonney
Essential Programs And Services: The Basis For A New Approach For Funding Maine’S Public Schools, David L. Silvernail, Weston L. Bonney
Maine Policy Review
In this article, David Silvernail and Weston Bonney extend Maine Policy Review’s coverage of school funding reform by introducing a new approach called Essential Programs and Services (EPS). Traditional approaches to school funding evaluate education in terms of revenue—by taking whatever dollars are available and dividing them in such a way as to ensure there are equal education dollars behind each child. In contrast, the Essential Programs and Services model focuses first on student outcomes, and second, on the services and resources needed to achieve these outcomes. The EPS model then defines what is adequate in terms of resources …
Commentary: Energy Deregulation In Maine, David Flannigan, Gordon L. Weil, Stephen L. Diamond, Stephen G. Ward, Kenneth Gordon, Jim Connors
Commentary: Energy Deregulation In Maine, David Flannigan, Gordon L. Weil, Stephen L. Diamond, Stephen G. Ward, Kenneth Gordon, Jim Connors
Maine Policy Review
Recent stories from California of power blackouts, utility bankruptcies, and skyrocketing rates have left many wondering whether Maine is going to suffer a similar fate. Like California, Maine has deregulated its electricity supply—an idea that sounded good to many, but which now has some questioning whether consumers will be made better off or worse. To address these issues, MPR asked six analysts to comment on electricity deregulation in Maine. Some address whether Maine is destined to follow in California’s footsteps. Others question whether regional decision making entities, such as the New England Power Pool and the Independent System Operator of …