Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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PublishedMay 15, 2013
Report: State’s ‘digital learning strategy’ plans unfinished
A group of digital education experts is recommending that Maine create an online directory to help school districts and teachers find, choose and write reviews of digital learning resources.
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PublishedMay 2, 2013
LePage official blasts widely supported paint bill
The bill is sponsored by a Republican and supported by Democrats and the industry, but Melanie Loyzim testifies against it.
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PublishedApril 29, 2013
Laptop choice sows confusion for school officials
Reactions to Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to make Hewlett-Packard the primary supplier of school laptops were mixed. The new computers are more expensive and received a lower rating than its Apple counterpart.
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PublishedApril 25, 2013
Decision on laptop contractor delayed; causes anxiety for school officials
A delay in the awarding of the next contract for Maine’s school laptop program is rousing frustrations in towns that have looming budget deadlines.
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PublishedApril 24, 2013
Online educator accused of hiring under-certified teachers
An online education company seeking to establish a virtual charter school in Maine has been sited for employing teachers without proper certification.
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PublishedApril 3, 2013
Maine CDC official files harassment, assault complaint
A division director at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is alleging that senior managers assaulted and harassed her after she refused an order to shred public records.
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PublishedApril 3, 2013
Maine official: I was harassed for not shredding public documents
A CDC division director says she was assaulted by senior managers for refusing to shred documents that showed funding-awards corruption.
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PublishedApril 1, 2013
Maine alewives begin a legislative run
The Marine Resources Committee unanimously supports the fish’s return to much of the St. Croix River.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2013
Alewives’ passage in St. Croix hinges on passage of bills in Augusta
Over diminishing concerns of freshwater fishermen, the Legislature is considering three bills which would allow varying degrees of passage to alewives in the St. Croix watershed.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2013
LePage conference panelists: Use public funds for private schools
School choice advocates from across the country on Friday urged Mainers to allow taxpayer funds to pay private and charter school tuition, increase teacher accountability, student testing, and the number of ways in which a person can become a certified teacher.
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