Author Archives: Steve

Income inequality and political policy

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Steve

Tax policy and income inequality are hot topics in today’s economy.  I just came across this article from the San Francisco Chronicle and thought I would share it.  The situation in California is interesting because of their huge state economy. … Continue reading →

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Education standards hearings

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Steve

The Department of Education has announced hearings for the public to voice their ideas on creating educational standards for the state rather than using federal standards.  There will be a hearing in Bangor and in Portland as well as an … Continue reading →

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Only the Governor knows?

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Steve

Recently, Governor Lepage held a conference (gripe session?) in Auburn to hear from business owners about their problems with regulations and other handicaps on businesses here in Maine.  I can applaud his desire to do that and to create a … Continue reading →

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Education versus DHHS!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Steve

Governor Lepage has presented an interesting tactic in how to manage the legislative process.  You go out and find two constituencies that you can pit against each other and create a more divisive atmosphere in Augusta.  Then tell the state … Continue reading →

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More on the costs of higher education

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Steve

The other day I posted on the costs of higher education and student loans.  Here is another perspective, from Bowdoin College’s newspaper. http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2011-11-11&section=1&id=3  

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The costs of higher education!

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Steve

Earlier this week I was listening to NPR as I was driving to an appointment and I heard two separate news clips that made me wonder.  The first piece was on the cost of higher education and the amount of … Continue reading →

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Tom Tracy’s efforts on education

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Steve

Yesterday I had an opportunity to catch up with Tom Tracy.  I’ve known Tom for some time, but many of you might not know of him, or just recently learned about what he is doing to move eduction forward here … Continue reading →

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Do Service Center Communities Need help?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Steve

With all the flack over the Governor’s comments on cutting funding to communities that do not match state standards in terms of regulation, I stopped to think of who would be impacted and how it would affect communities. Certainly cities … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan and the student loan issue

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Steve

Reading about how Paul Ryan told a student that he should work three jobs to pay for his college tuition rather than rely on Pell grants made me sad, angry, and it made me laugh.  It made me sad because … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurship in high school?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Steve

I read this article and thought I would share it because it covers not just education and not just entrepreneurship, but looks at one possible method to change our educational system and help build our economy through entrepreneurship at the … Continue reading →

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