Cut number of school districts from 286 to 35

Establish single collective bargaining for teachers

Increase teacher pay

Create pilot programs where teacher pay is tied to performance

Increase school year by 20 percent

Provide laptops in grades 5-12

Provide some college tuition to qualified students

Launch campaign encouraging more support of learning

Every baby born in Maine gets $200 fund for college

The full report is available at:

http://mainegov-images.informe.org/education/

sb/documents/8FinalSPReportDraftSBE101205_000.pdf

Public comment can be e-mailed by May to [email protected], to [email protected], or mailed to: State Board of Education, 23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333.