From cell phone ban to funding overhaul, major changes ahead for Maine schools

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 1,641

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Permanent free community college. A bell-to-bell cellphone ban. A pay bump for teachers.

These are among the significant changes the Maine Legislature made this year to strengthen public and higher education statewide, passing laws aligning with longstanding Democratic priorities.

“It was a more active session than what we’ve seen in a while in terms of education-related decisions that had seemed pretty hard to make,” said Amy Johnson, co-director of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute. …

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