Senator Collins has a strong record of supporting education at all levels, including promoting early childhood education; improving our public school system for kindergarten through 12th grade; and working to increase the affordability of higher education. As a member of the Senate Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committees, Senator Collins will continue to work to ensure that Congress provides robust funding and targeted legislation for the most effective educational programs aimed at helping teachers and students.
Senator Collins has made engaging with Maine’s students and faculty a top priority, visiting nearly 200 schools during her time as a Senator.
“I am delighted to welcome Mandi to our nation’s capital,” said Senator Collins. “Mandi is a highly motivated student with an impressive record of academic achievement and involvement in extracurricular activities. I am pleased that she will have this unique opportunity to become intimately familiar with how Congress operates.”
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today congratulated Kathy Welch, a school counselor at York’s Coastal Ridge Elementary School, for being named Maine’s representative to the nationwide School Counselor of the Year Program held in Washington. The program, which is organized by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), honors counselors around the country who run high-quality, comprehensive school counseling programs at either the elementary, middle or high school level.
“This investment will enhance the University of Maine’s critical research that helps ensure the strength of our state’s agricultural sector,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement.
“The University of Maine at Augusta provides vital educational opportunities to both first-time and non-traditional students seeking to go on and do great things."
The School Food Modernization Act, reintroduced by Senators Collins and Heitkamp last March, was successfully passed by the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture as part of the five-year reauthorization of the child nutrition programs. This legislation, the Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016, must now be considered by the full Senate.
The people of Maine, and of this country, expect the President and Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle to work together to improve the lives of hardworking Americans. The problems, both at home and abroad, are too important to be stymied by incivility, extremism, or hyper-partisanship.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King congratulated Julia Blackwell of Woolwich and Lexie Jamieson of Scarborough for being selected as Maine’s delegates to the 54th Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Julia and Lexie will join 102 other students from across the country in spending a week in the nation’s capital where they will have an opportunity to study the American political process first-hand.
KITTERY, ME—U.S. Senator Susan Collins will visit Sumner Memorial High School tomorrow and deliver remarks to the faculty, staff, and student body and tour Sumner’s innovative Pathways Programs. Senator Collins remarks will be open to the press.
Sumner Memorial High School enrolls 252 students from the towns of Sullivan, Sorrento, Franklin, Gouldsboro, Winter Harbor, Steuben and some of Hancock.
As we turn the page on 2015 and look to the future, I welcome this opportunity to share some of the accomplishments of the past year. Although much work remains to be done, I was able to achieve progress on issues that matter to the people of Maine, whom I am honored to represent in the United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today congratulated Maine native Elisabeth Tova Bailey who has been awarded a Literature Fellowship in Creative Writing by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Along with this fellowship, Ms. Bailey will receive a $25,000 grant from the NEA.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement after the Senate unanimously passed legislation extending the Perkins Loan Program for two years. This critical lifeline for many low-income students expired on September 30.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Senate passed the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act with strong support (85-12). This bicameral reform bill will replace No Child Left Behind with new policies that will return greater control and flexibility to states and local school districts. The legislation must now be signed into law by President Obama.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced their nominees to the United States Military Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an authorized nominating source, which includes members of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—United States Senators Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, and Angus King, member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today announced an award of $469,000 to the Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funding will support the Marine Engine Testing and Emissions Laboratory (METEL) at MMA.
“Minot Consolidated School takes pride in a strong sense of community that contributes to the success of its students. Staff, families, and community members have come together to create a welcoming school environment where students are challenged, motivated, and rewarded for good work.”
“Ensuring that each and every child in the United States receives an excellent education has long been one of my highest priorities.”
WASHINGTON, D.C.—United States Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today the Auburn School District will receive $45,000 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School program.
Education bill will replace No Child Left Behind
WASHINGTON, D.C.—United States Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today the Auburn School District will receive $45,000 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with teachers and administrators from Maine’s two National Blue Ribbon Schools, Coastal Ridge Elementary in York and Minot Consolidated School in Minot, in Washington this week.
The students were visiting Washington to attend the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice Conference.
Letter from 54 Senators, including Senator King, urges Senate leadership to take up and pass bill to extend Perkins Loan Program
Critical lifeline for low-income students expired on September 30
“The Maine Math and Science Alliance continues to build on innovative science and technology opportunities around the state, and this project will empower students, teachers, and others to become scientific observers in their own right,”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King applauded two Maine schools, Costal Ridge Elementary School in York and Minot Consolidated School in Minot, that have earned recognition from the U.S. Department of Education as 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Only 335 schools across the nation were recognized for this achievement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine organization LearningWorks has received $1.1 million for its YouthBuild Bayside program as part of the Fiscal Year 2015 YouthBuild awards from the U.S. Department of Labor. The LearningWorks Youthbuild Bayside program received the maximum figure allowable under the terms of the grant.
The beginning of a new school year reminds us of the vital role education plays in opening the doors of opportunity to all Americans. We have an obligation as a society to open those doors ever wider.
This also is the time of year to express our gratitude to our educators. Here in Maine, we are truly fortunate to have so many dedicated teachers, administrators, staff, and school board members who work hard to ensure that every child in our State has a learning environment that is safe, welcoming, and enriching.
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Susan Collins welcomed Joshua Ottow, Assistant Principal of Yarmouth High School (YHS), to Washington today after recently being named Maine’s 2015 Assistant Principal of the Year.
“Strong leadership in our educational system is crucial to the success of our students in Maine and across the country. I am proud to congratulate Yarmouth High School’s Joshau Ottow for his outstanding leadership and hard work on behalf of the students in his school,” said Senator Collins.
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