The Choice Channel

“Now they’re getting somewhere. The Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee’s failure to recommend a credible school administration reform plan was beyond irresponsible. Fortunately for taxpayers and students alike, members of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee appear to be made of stiffer stuff. That’s a good thing: Gov. Baldacci has already penciled the $250 million in savings from his reform bill into the budget. If lawmakers can’t obtain that kind of savings from school reform, they’ll have to find it someplace else. Last week, appropriators agreed that Maine’s school districts should be directed to consolidate until the combined student enrollment reached at least 2,500 by 2008.” (03/27/07)