Promises

To the editor:

During my 30-plus years of teaching I have experienced great times, good times, and not so good times in education. Currently, schools are experiencing one of the “not so good times.”

This is a time that has been heading our way since 2003. In 2003, the voters sent the message to Augusta that education should be a priority, and should be funded at 55 percent. The voters wanted all of our students to have equal opportunities in school and for the future. The voters spoke out making promises to our children. That promise has not been kept by the politicians in Augusta.

Question 2 is a chance to not only make things better for our students but also create tax fairness. Did you know right now that someone making $40,000 and someone making $1 million are taxed at the same rate? Question 2 asks the wealthiest Mainers – the top 2 percent – to pay a little more. A “Yes” vote will provide more than $560,000 for my district.

Please help keep our promises to the children of Maine. Please vote “Yes” on Question 2 in November. A vote for our children is a vote for the future of Maine.