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December 1, 2012

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Rank of Maine, Education, Graduation Rates

Education, SocietyBy JimDecember 1, 2012Leave a comment
Big Schools Size and Graduation Rate

The U.S. Department of Education released a report November 26, 2012 “detailing state four-year high school graduation rates in 2010-11 – the first year for which all states used a common, rigorous measure.” The new calculation, the Department emphasized, is not comparable to previously reported rates. Some news reports in Maine hailed the state’s ranking…

Legislature, Party Balance

Historical Data & Maps, Legislature, Political PartiesBy JimDecember 1, 2012Leave a comment

  The overall political party balance in the Legislature is important since a joint convention of both bodies elects the Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and State Auditor. The Republican party controlled that joint convention from 1917 through 1974 except for 1965-1966 and 2011-2012. Since 1974 the Democratic party has had an overall…

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