ISRAEL, IRAN BREAK CEASEFIRE
ISRAEL, IRAN BREAK CEASEFIRE
President Donald Trump dropped the f-bomb while expressing how frustrated he is about Israel and Iran violating a ceasefire.
In response to the widespread sweltering heat and humidity, some Maine communities are opening cooling centers.
'All hands on deck': Maine education leaders hope to turn around slumping scores
LEWISTON (WGME) – Maine's largest education association is responding to news that Maine isn't "making the grade."
The Kids Count Data Book, out this week, ranks Maine in the bottom 10 states for K-12 education, based on low preschool enrollment, low test scores and declining graduation rates.
The president of the Maine Education Association says it's on lawmakers, city and town leaders and the communities as a whole to turn those numbers around.
"So we just hope that our state legislators and local school boards, it is budget season, will continue to invest in our schools and see this as a broader community situation and we, it's an 'all hands on deck' approach," Maine Education Association President Jesse Hargrove said.
Kids Count says 60 percent of Maine children eligible for pre-K don't go, but education leaders say federal funding is expanding enrollment.
State lawmakers also just voted to boost the minimum wage for teachers from $40,000 to $50,000 a year, but the bill hasn't been signed, and it's not funded.
