Matt Gagnon from blog Pine Tree Politics wrote an article about Independent candidate Eliot Cutler’s call on key legislators to enact charter schools in Maine. Below is an excerpt:
Cutler has sent emails to Senator Bill Diamond and Representative Emily Cain (the chairs of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee), pressing them to act quickly to bring the question of charter schools back up to the Maine Senate.
Cutler (correctly) asserts that Maine is missing out on federal funds that could provide some new money for Maine’s education system. Specifically at issue is the “Race to the Top” program, which is a Federal effort to bring more schools up to par with national educational standards.
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