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| Maine youth prison rehires laid-off teachers |
| By bangordailynews.com- Jake Bleiberg |
| Published: 07/11/2017 |
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The Department of Corrections has rehired five teachers who were laid off from Maine’s youth prison during the impasse over the state budget. In June, the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland laid off nearly half its teaching staff because corrections officials were uncertain whether the two-year state budget would fund their positions. Gov. Paul LePage’s budget proposal had suggested eliminating some teaching jobs at Long Creek, while the bipartisan legislative committee that oversees criminal justice unanimously recommended keeping them. The layoffs — which included every certified math teacher at Long Creek — threw into question whether the facility’s Arthur R. Gould School would be able to maintain state approval and raised concerns among advocates for the wellbeing and education of the young people held there. Read More. |
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