Maine’s K-12 government-run schools ain’t what they used to be, that’s for sure.
Following a decade or two of academic mediocrity, in the past couple of years our schools have taken a deep dive into Leftist political indoctrination and LGBTQ gender-bender madness.
Yes, it’s that bad!
Maine’s Teacher of the Year Kelsey Stoyanova won the so-called honor by plagiarizing a recommended reading list chock full of racist, revolutionary claptrap. That’s repugnant enough, but it pales in comparison to immersing children as young as five in the demented ideology of transgenderism.
Meanwhile, student achievement in subjects like math and reading has flatlined below 40% of grade-level expectations. But spending per student continues to rise.
If this were a business, the stock would be plummeting and the CEO would be fired.
It’s time for Maine Commissioner of Education — Pender Makin — to start looking for a job where she’s not overseeing the education of the next generation of Mainers.
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And Janet Mills is the one who needs to hand Makin her pink slip.
Maine First Project will be at the Maine Republican Convention on April 29th and 30th.
We’ll be circulating a petition demanding the termination of Makin as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Education.
Please feel free to stop by our booth and sign the petition.
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Dear Governor Mills, Whereas, the Maine Department of Education (MDOE), under the leadership of Commissioner Pender Makin, has embraced the racist, anti-American ideology known as Critical Race Theory (CRT), and encouraged local school districts to incorporate CRT into curricula and reading lists; and Whereas, Commissioner Makin’s MDOE is promoting teacher training material encouraging teachers to (1) inquire into students’ sexual orientation and “gender identity,” and (2) encourage students to share their various “identities” with classmates; and Whereas, Commissioner Makin’s MDOE is actively encouraging school administrators and faculty to provide students with sexually explicit material that can only be described as pornographic; and Whereas, educational assessment data dating back to 2007 indicate fewer than half of Maine 4th graders and 8th graders are proficient at grade level in reading, science, and math; and Whereas, Commissioner Makin’s MDOE has buried the embarrassing data on the Department’s website and introduced a new assessment model that purports to show close to 90 percent proficiency across the board: and Whereas, Commissioner Makin’s MDOE has failed to address the failure of Maine’s K-12 public schools to teach the basics; Be it resolved, therefore, we the undersigned residents of the state of Maine call on Governor Mills to immediately (1) request the resignation of Commissioner Makin and (2) nominate an acting Commissioner who will restore honesty and integrity to the Department, and put the interests of the next generation of Mainers ahead of the teachers’ unions and their lobbyists in Augusta. |
I hope to see you at the Convention if you plan to attend. Stop by and say Hi.
Thank you so much for being in this battle by my side. Together we will restore Maine to The Way Life Should Be — for the next generation of Mainers.
Sincerely,
Hon. Lawrence Lockman
Maine House of Representatives, 2012-2020
Co-founder & President
Maine First Project
P.S.
Swamp Queen Janet Mills and her Indoctrinator-in-Chief Pender Makin are trying to erase all the embarrassing data — dating back to 2007 — showing that most Maine students in K-12 government-run schools are below grade-level expectations in reading, math, and science.
Call Commissioner of Education Makin TODAY and insist she restore public access to the pre-2021 assessment data…
…She can be reached at 207-624-6620.
And if you’re able, consider chipping in with a gift to Maine First Project, so we can continue shining a bright light into the darkest corners of the swamp in Augusta — places where others don’t dare to tread, for fear of the backlash from the swamp critters and their allies in the Fake News media.