More concerns raised about schools plan
Bangor Daily News, December 27, 2007
(excerpt) Maine’s school consolidation law has come under heavy criticism from regional planning committees over the last few months, and in response the state’s education commissioner has proposed changes intended to address some of the critics’ questions.
But some planners still have deep concerns about whether the law, even with changes, can work.
"The more we go along with this, the more problems we find," said Mary Cummins, co-chair of the Regional School Union 10 planning committee on the Blue Hill Peninsula. "What we’re worried about is that there are things we haven’t seen yet. We’re trying to make decisions without information."
(excerpt) Maine’s school consolidation law has come under heavy criticism from regional planning committees over the last few months, and in response the state’s education commissioner has proposed changes intended to address some of the critics’ questions.
But some planners still have deep concerns about whether the law, even with changes, can work.
"The more we go along with this, the more problems we find," said Mary Cummins, co-chair of the Regional School Union 10 planning committee on the Blue Hill Peninsula. "What we’re worried about is that there are things we haven’t seen yet. We’re trying to make decisions without information."
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