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 7, 2013
Maine skills gap group launches tech website
Businesses say the lack of trained computer and technology professionals is a growing problem in Maine and nationwide.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2013
LePage’s education proposal called ‘simplistic’
The A-to-F system is the latest education initiative launched by a governor critical of public schools.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2013
A-F school grading system faces criticism
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to set up an A-to-F grading system to rank Maine schools was criticized by Democratic leadership as “overly simplistic” and not effective in helping improve schools.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2013
Portland attorney wins $25B terrorism judgment
Ron Jenkins represents 25 victims who were either injured or had a family member die in 1985 attacks at the Rome and Vienna airports.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2013
Teachers balk at new performance evaluation standard’s reliance on test scores
AUGUSTA — A proposed statewide standard for evaluating Maine teachers’ performance puts too much importance on how students score on standardized tests, teachers told state education officials Monday.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2013
Feds: Everyone deserves a chance to play
Despite the federal directive, Maine schools are already getting kids with disabilities to be part of the team.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
LePage’s plan to cover budget gap with casino revenue questioned
An official says it’s a ‘really bad precedent’ to shift money meant to benefit education to another use.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2013
Maine college system chief relieved to avoid cuts
The chancellor tells state legislators it’s a sign that Gov. LePage values education, even in difficult times.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2013
LePage’s teacher-pension funding change draws criticism
The plan, part of the governor’s proposed budget, would be costlier for some school districts than others.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
Report: Maine grads more ready for college than others
Data shows less of a need for remedial work, adding a new debate point on school quality.
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