Maine Education Matters With Matt & Matt
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Sinopsis
Matthew Shea and Matt Drewette-Card, two curriculum leaders in Maine, give their thoughts on all things education-related in Maine, be it the laws and rules of education to the politics of such.
Episodios
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142. "I'm going to Block Island!"
16/06/2021 Duración: 46minMatt and Julie cover some bills that have been SIGNED INTO LAW, some more that are PASSED TO BE ENACTED, and a couple that are DEAD. Plus: Matt is victim to a conspiracy and Julie was the prime conspirator.
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141. "It just seems like a waste to me."
07/06/2021 Duración: 40minMatt & Julie review the few bills that have VOTES in the House and/or Senate. 4 Vaccination-based bills (all basically dead), 1 IEP--based bill (moving on up #Jeffersons), and 1 PEPG bill (that would delay evaluations for the 21-22SY). Plus: Matt sends the podcast deep into the ethereal plane, and Julie tries to dive into the mind of one of the Ed Committee members.BIG shoutouts to @TableTopAudio for the sounds, and @PLearnMC for being an amazing podcast and good friends.Oh, and Matt ate a guinea pig.
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140. "All feathers and no meat."
21/05/2021 Duración: 58minMatt & Julie talk about previous curriculum mandates, new curriculum mandates, a process to oversee curriculum mandates... and more! We review Work Session votes from the week of May 17, 2021. Plus: Matt names his summer drink, and Julie starts off with an apology.
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139. "I must be looking in all the wrong places...."
17/05/2021 Duración: 54minMatt & Julie are back with a review of work sessions from May 11+12. Highlights include a wild public hearing on LD 550 (Prohibiting Teachers from Engaging in Political, Ideological or Religious Advocacy in the Classroom), a #LadySmythSmackdown on bulling (yup... bulling), and a conversation on the 1,040 pieces of testimony that could only be related to one topic and one topic alone: immunizations and vaccinations. PLUS: Matt goes on a tangent and Julie lays some blame.
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138. Week of May 3 review, along with May 10 and 13 preview of public hearings
10/05/2021 Duración: 52minMatt & Julie recap another week in the Ed Committee that would make Hobbs and Shaw proud! #fastandfurious They look at all of the bills that were voted on by the committee during the week of May 3, 2021 and (#spoileralert) there were A LOT! Plus, they preview May 10 & May 13 public hearings. Plus: Matt forgets to tee up #LadySmythShoutOuts and fully expects to get the smackdown at our next recording!
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137: May 4,5,6 preview and lots of reviews!
30/04/2021 Duración: 41minMatt and Julie return to discuss a couple of weeks of committee votes, and to preview some upcoming hearing days: May 4: Safety/Bullying; May 5: Curriculum Mandate Day; May 6: It's Baaaaaaaaack...... It's All Immunizations and Vaccinations! Buckle up and get ready, folks!
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136. Work Session blitz! March 29, April 2, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14 oh my!
16/04/2021 Duración: 54minMatt and Julie are BACK after a crazy couple of weeks to do a full-on BLITZ of recent work sessions. The dynamic duo covers work sessions from March 29, April 2, 5, 6, 7, 12, and 14... AND preview a couple of upcoming bills and work sessions that they're looking forward to... AND some #LadySmythShoutOuts!
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134. March 29 and April 2 testimony/work sessions review
05/04/2021 Duración: 52minMatt & Julie review testimony and work session reviews from March 29 & April 2. Matt also tries his hand at shoutouts, and Julie smacks down Matt... 2 twice! #spellingmatters
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135. April 5, 7, and 9 public hearing preview
05/04/2021 Duración: 26minMatt and Julie preview 3 DAYS of upcoming public hearings: April 5, 7, and 9! Plus: Matt drops a RANDOM and VERY deep cut early '90s heavy metal reference, and Julie shares her love and appreciation for several members of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee.
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133. March 29 and April 2 public hearing preview!
29/03/2021 Duración: 34minMatt & Julie preview Public Hearings on March 29 and April 2. Lots of School Board-focused bills on the 29th, and an old friend (?) begins to resurface on April 2. Plus: Matt tries to listen to his therapist and #LadySmythShoutOuts!
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132. Week of March 22 review
25/03/2021 Duración: 01h26sMatt and Julie break down the work session and public hearings from March 22 & 24, covering bills on Lifetime teaching certificates, 30-minute lunch periods, and a very aggressive bill about school sports and funding. Plus: Matt and Julie are taking applications and resumes for a new association, AND we learned that #LadySmythSmackdowns comes with a real price! Thanks for listening!
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131. March 17 Work session and Testimony review
22/03/2021 Duración: 35minThings are super busy at the Ed Committee, as on March 17 they held a Worksession (4 Bills) and a Public Hearing (5 Bills)... and we listen, so you don't have to! Big topics on this episode: the SAT and Maine, Task Forces and March Madness brackets, and CTE!!! We also have callbacks to a previous host, including some amazing Fast & Furious and Borgnine talk!
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130. March 8 review, March 17 preview
15/03/2021 Duración: 48minMatt & Julie review testimony from the March 8 public hearing, and preview the March 17 public hearing (aka CTE day!). Plus: #LadySmythShoutOuts! #WeListenSoYouDontHaveTo"
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129. You dig a hole, make it a hole worth digging (March 3 review of testimony & public hearing, March 8 & 12 preview of public hearings)
08/03/2021 Duración: 40minMatt & Julie review the Worksession & Public Hearing Testimony from March 3, and preview the public hearings on March 8 and 12. Plus: Matt cringes, and Julie says "chutzpah" a bunch. A #LadySmythShoutOut and the first #LadySmythSmackdown... and it's ... ruff.
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128: Feb 24 work session/public hearing reviews & March 3 public hearing preview
02/03/2021 Duración: 01h01minMatt & Julie review the work session votes and public hearing testimony from February 24; preview the March 3 public hearing, and take a quick look at some education bills going through some of the other committees. Plus: Matt wins a bet, Julie becomes protective, #LadySmythShoutOuts, AND the beginning of #LadySmythSmackdowns!
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127: February 24 preview and Feb 17 review of testimony
23/02/2021 Duración: 46minMatt & Julie review work session votes and testimony from the 2/17 Ed committee meetings. Plus: a wordsmithing gauntlet was thrown, and the challenge accepted. And then almost immediately failed. Also: lots of off-topic nonsense. #onbrand
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126: Feb 17 Public Hearing and Work Session Preview. Also, Matt rolls a 20!
16/02/2021 Duración: 45minMatt & Julie preview the Feb 17, 2021 Work Session and Public Hearing, looking at bills focusing on State/State's share of health insurance (LDs 84/293), establishing a committee to review instruction and curriculum mandates (LD 278), creating grants for computer science instruction professional development (LD 127), and reading proficiency (LD 138). Plus: Julie makes a bet and Matt chooses a Maserati... and #LadySmythShoutOuts!
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125. Wouldn't You Agree? Career Tech: NOPE. (February 8 Testimony review)
10/02/2021 Duración: 23minMatt & Julie review testimony from the Feb8 Public Hearing. #SummerSchool grant pilot program (#LD44), eliminating prior approval for religious holiday absences (#LD55), and creating procedures for reporting concussions (#LD104). Plus: Matt makes a confession and #LadySmythShoutOuts! #ThankABill
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124. February 8 Public Hearing preview
04/02/2021 Duración: 23minMatt & Julie preview the February 8 Public Hearing: LD 44 (An Act To Establish the Summer Success Pilot Program Fund), LD 55 (An Act To Protect Minority Religious Groups by Eliminating the Prior Approval Requirement for a School Absence for a Recognized Religious Holiday), and LD 104 (An Act To Protect the Health of Student Athletes by Requiring the Establishment of Procedures To Report Concussions). Plus: Lady Smyth Shout-Outs, and Matt admits to being a terrible human being.
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123. DOE and Education Committee updates
01/02/2021 Duración: 35minMatt & Julie do some updates from the DOE and talk about the extensive orientations the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee just went through. Plus, there are some spreadsheet updates AND a brand new segment: Lady Smythe Shout-Outs!