Writing / Testimony · Maine Legislature · April 2025 · 1 min read
Testimony on LD 1571
As a Baxter Academy board member, and a graduate of its first class, I testified against a bill that would have required traditional certification for every full-time teacher in Maine’s public charter schools.
Original in Maine LegislatureI argued that Baxter’s success depends on educators with real-world industry experience, and that the bill would make that talent harder to recruit and limit the hands-on, project-based learning at the center of the charter. Baxter prepared me for a career in engineering and leadership. I asked the committee to reject the bill and to support policies that keep flexibility in who may teach and connect the classroom to the real world.