Noel Gallagher covers K-12 and higher education issues statewide. Her stories are a mix of breaking news and trend stories. In recent years, they’ve ranged from why college costs so much, the launch of the state’s first charter schools, how a school welcomed a transgender student and why Maine schools have a hard time finding teachers. She’s enough of a news nerd to enjoy sitting through legislative education committee meetings and hours-long school board meetings so you don’t have to. The Maine Press Association has honored Noel’s work, but she says she writes for the readers, in the firm belief that an informed citizenry is key to a healthy democracy. Noel is a California native who has worked at wire services, online websites and newspapers across the country. She was in Washington D.C. during the early Clinton years, covering AIDS activism in 1990s San Francisco, documenting the business of wine in Sonoma County and riding out the boom and bust cycle of the early Internet era in early 2000s Silicon Valley. She arrived in Maine at the beginning of the recession and wrote quite a bit about the downturn here. In her free time, Noel writes the occasional cookbook review, spends an inordinate amount of time at the Portland Public Library and hangs out with her three fabulous kids and wonderful husband. She is not a former member of the band Oasis.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
College costs: A student, a professor and parents tell their stories
Debt accrues quickly, making jobs a priority and putting pressure on parents.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
Cost of higher education draining Mainers
Soaring student debt impacts the economy, with graduates putting off life investments as they struggle to repay loans.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2014
Program, faculty cuts at USM headed for vote despite protests
About 50 students, graduates and faculty members rally against the plan that’s set for a vote Oct. 24.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2014
Maine members of Congress support screening some travelers for Ebola
But those contacted Tuesday say they oppose banning people from outbreak-affected nations.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2014
USM plans to cut 50 more faculty, slash two programs
The cuts were announced Monday and are intended to cut $6 million from the university’s $16 million budget gap, says Pres. David Flanagan.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2014
Dench splits Education Committee along party lines
Gov. LePage’s nominee to the University System of Maine Trustees and conservative blogger rubs Democrats the wrong way.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2014
Capping a long debate, trustees cut three programs at USM
University system trustees decide to phase out two majors and a graduate program as they work to close budget gaps.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2014
Maine university officials urge legislators to boost funding
University of Maine System trustees might have to increase tuition rates if no additional state money is forthcoming, one UMaine official said.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2014
Portland superintendent scraps plan to offer virtual classes
Emmanuel Caulk’s proposal to provide online instruction to keep students from leaving for a charter school failed to draw support.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2014
USM must work with foundation in order to sell Freeport landmark
The university, which received Stone House as a gift in 1985, wants to sell it to reduce operating costs.
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