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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PublishedFebruary 25, 2013
Lawmakers question plan to shift schools’ retirement costs
The state proposes to trim its budget by asking local districts to pay significantly more for public school teachers’ retirement costs.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2013
Democrat proposes keeping Maine liquor in private sector
Senate Majority Leader Seth Goodall says the governor’s plan to take over the function paints too rosy a picture.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2013
Maine teachers: Loosen restraint rule
The rule is too narrow and causes problems in classrooms, they say.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2013
Saviello bill would expand teachers’ ability to restrain disruptive students
The state’s teachers would be given more leeway to intervene physically when dealing with a disruptive student under a bill scheduled for a public hearing Wednesday.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2013
Maine bill would loosen definition of ‘restraint’ for teachers
Backers say the current reluctance to intervene is leading to property damage and staff injuries.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2013
LePage denied on food-stamp request
Gov. Paul LePage sought to require food-stamp users to present an ID when buying groceries.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2013
Early childhood education expansion would benefit Maine children, say school officials
President Barack Obama’s proposal to provide quality early childhood education to all children, including preschool for all 4-year-olds, would mean a significant expansion of those programs in Maine, where only about 60 percent of public school districts offer pre-kindergarten classes.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2013
Maine Teacher of the Year nominees announced
The winner will be announced in September at a surprise event at the teacher’s school.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2013
WEX lands Maine fleet fuel-card contract
Under the three-year deal, the state is expected to get a rebate of $150,000 a year.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2013
L.L. Bean credit-card purchase wins Maine couple $1 million
Marjorie Thompson went looking for a birthday gift for her granddaughter and wound up with a million bucks.
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