LePage Education Plan for 2012 and Beyond

Paul LePage has some ambitions in terms of reforming education in the state of Maine.  That's a scary thing, since not so long ago, he hadn't seemed to have thought about it much.  His plan then was to promote home schooling, reduce federal mandates, and allow more control on the local level.

More recently, LePage has more ambitious goals such as changing the way teachers are paid, putting new requirements on teachers, promoting more technical and practical education in high schools, and promoting a 5the year of high school.  More details and commentary at:
Appalled by LePage -- Education Plan for 2012 and Beyond.

Paul LePage and ALEC: Suspected Connection Confirmed

The cozy relationship between Paul LePage, ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council, and the Koch Brothers (a major donor to ALEC) is brought to light in a recent Colin Woodard article in the Portland Phoenix. Most of the inner workings at ALEC remain covert, but Woodard reveals that the new corporate chair of ALEC for the state of Maine is Ann Robinson, a close advisor to LePage and also a corporate lobbyist at Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios.  Continue reading at:  www.appalledbylepage.com