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Educational Reform: An Interview With Commissioner J. Duke Albanese, J. Duke Albanese
Educational Reform: An Interview With Commissioner J. Duke Albanese, J. Duke Albanese
Maine Policy Review
Few issues touch the hearts, minds, and lives of Mainers more than education. Learning Results, budgetary concerns, violence in schools, and school choice are among the issues that occupy much of the public policy focus of educators, administrators, taxpayers, and lawmakers alike. In this interview, Commissioner J. Duke Albanese addresses some of these education issues, most notably Learning Results and their potential impact on education in Maine.
Increasing Postsecondary Enrollments In Maine: Changes Needed In Higher Education Policies, David L. Silvernail
Increasing Postsecondary Enrollments In Maine: Changes Needed In Higher Education Policies, David L. Silvernail
Maine Policy Review
Why does Maine rank so low in higher education participation? What factors may be influencing whether Maine citizens pursue education beyond high school? Much of the debate to answer these questions has focused on students and described the problem as a lack of aspirations. David Silvernail provides another look at this issue. While student aspirations are important, Silvernail suggests that factors related to Maine's higher education system also may contribute to the problem of low enrollment. He compares Maine to six peer states and finds that for a number of factors such as cost and program accessibility, Maine ranks poorly. …