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Maine Schools in Focus: To Boost Job and College Readiness, Put Resources Where They Can Help Most

In September, Educate Maine, a 鈥渂usiness-led education advocacy organization鈥 and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce issued a policy brief, “College and Career Readiness for Maine.” The brief calls for 鈥渇ull, statewide implementation of the college and career readiness strategies outlined鈥 in its pages. And it goes on to stress that the recommended seven strategies and 15 actions be applied particularly to Maine students from low-income families, noting that they are less likely to be proficient in math and reading, to graduate from high school, or to go on to college.

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