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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PublishedJanuary 15, 2014
Bill on military recruiters in Maine schools easily endorsed by committee
It would allow them to wear uniforms and sets an expectation of ‘equal access’ to students, something that critics say is not an issue.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2014
Maine commission reviews applications for four new charter schools
Two virtual schools are among the applicants hoping to open new charter schools in Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2014
Poverty impacts Maine students’ grades, researchers say
The study came after the LePage administration began a report card-style ranking system for schools.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2014
Early education, teacher pay priorities for Maine Legislature’s Education Committee
Members will also examine a report urging changes to the state’s school-funding formula.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2014
LePage wants Rier as permanent chief of education
James Rier has held the job since October, when previous commissioner Stephen Bowen left.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2014
Military recruiting bill returns, aiming for less rancor
A similar bill was defeated amid political wrangling in last year’s legislative session, even though there was no evidence schools denied uniformed recruiters access to students.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2013
Mandela’s fight influenced Maine leaders
The UMaine system was among the first universities in the U.S. to take action to divest its investments in South Africa.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2013
Enrollment at UMaine System drops 2 percent
Two of seven campuses show increases, but an overall trend has officials looking at nontraditional recruitment.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2013
Turkish Cultural Center Maine honors LePage
Speakers point to business and education ties and potential as the governor and two others receive awards.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2013
A smarter way to get smart in Maine? Go to state colleges free, pay later
Two bills propose studying the Pay It Forward approach in which students can attend public colleges for free, then commit part of future incomes to sustain the program.
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