Maine Monitor interviews Fairman on school districts in Maine
The Maine Monitor interviewed Janet Fairman, associate professor of education at the University of Maine and co-director of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute, on her work studying the issue of consolidating school districts. “I think that some of the opposition and withdrawals that we may be seeing now may be motivated from a desire to keep those small community schools open even longer than they are really viable, in terms of keeping them staffed and offering students a comprehensive education,” Fairman said. The Boston Globe and News Center Maine shared the report from The Maine Monitor.