Maine Education Matters

Maine Education Matters

Matt Drewette-Card

Episodes 209
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Dormant
Since Sep 2018
Latest Episode Apr 2025

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Season 7 starts in January, 2023! Maine educator Matt Drewette-Card (@DrewetteCard) gives his thoughts on all things education-related in Maine, be it the laws and rules of education to the politics of such.

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Recent Episodes

209: ... and thanks for all the fish.

Apr 11, 2025 24m

Matt says goodbye and thank you to all who helped follow and support this podcast over the years.It breaks my heart to have to stop this podcast, but the time it takes to pull together vs the time I…

208: Charter School's Back... ALRIGHT!

Mar 10, 2025 25m

Matt previews public hearings for the week of March 10, 2025.LD 369, SP0161An Act to Grant or Extend Conditional Teaching Certificates Under Certain Circumstances - Sen. James Libby of…

207: Doxing, DEI, and Rankin Bass

Mar 03, 2025 24m

Matt previews public hearings and work sessions for the week of March 3, 2025.Public Hearings:LD 46, HP0010An Act to Establish a Grant Program to Increase Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for…

S206 206: Here We Go... Again...

Feb 24, 2025 40m

Matt previews public hearings for:Judiciary Committee:LD 537 An Act to Prohibit the Doxing of a Minor and to Authorize a Related Civil Action - Rep. Melanie Sachs of FreeportEducation and Cultural…

205: One Small Step for Maine Education Matters...

Feb 11, 2025 28m

Matt begins the 132nd Legislative Session review with an announcement that the podcast is changing! How will it change? Glad you asked.The world has changed, in many profound personal ways, and Matt…

204: Mr. Bill Titles (2025)

Feb 03, 2025 56m

Matt reviews some of the names, and names only, of upcoming bills for the 132nd Legislative Session.

203: Welcome 2025!

Jan 03, 2025 50m

Audio updated (1/4/2025) Matt talks about cell phone bans, AI, and Edutopia's 10 Most Significant Education Studies from 2024.

202: Coming Back for 132nd!

Nov 04, 2024 7m

Hey there, faithful seventeen listeners! Yes! We're coming back for the 132nd First session starting in January. Matt talks about a few upcoming episodes and what to expect-ish for this next…

201: Matt & Matt & Moxie

Feb 28, 2024 44m

Matt & Matt discuss the goings on at the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee from Feb 13, 2024 - Feb 26, 2024. Plus: Matt drinks more Moxie, and Matt drops a tease for our next…

200: "So much joy; sometimes knowledge..."

Feb 12, 2024 44m

Matt and Matt celebrate the 200th episode of Maine Education Matters and are joined by former co-hosts Courtney Belolan and Lady Julie Smyth. Plus: Matt holds up a promise.

199: "What the hecking..."

Feb 05, 2024 58m

Matt & Matt review the public hearings and worksessions for the week of January 29th, including some not-brief briefings and then preview the next week. Plus: a hair story!

198: "This episode is triggering..."

Jan 26, 2024 51m

Matt & Matt review the worksessions and public hearings for the week of January 22, 2024, and preview the week of January 29, 2024. Plus: lots of time travel talk and a tuba is mentioned.

S9E197 197: "Tabled"

Jan 19, 2024 45m

Matt and Matt review the Worksessions from January 16, 2024, and preview the Public Hearings and Work Sessions for January 23, 24, and 25.

S9E196 196: "Context Matters"

Jan 12, 2024 54m

Matt & Matt review the Public Hearings from January 9 & January 11, and preview the Worksessions for January 16. Follow along with all of the legislation for this session here:…

S9E195 195: Mr. Bill Titles

Jan 05, 2024 48m

Matt and his new(?) cohost preview the 2nd session of the 131st Maine Legislature by looking at some of the upcoming titles and no other contexts!

S9 Repost: Pathway to Legislation (Special Episode)

Jan 04, 2024 28m

Matt doesn't feel like working (#onbrand) so he's reposting his already recorded "Pathway to Legislation" episode from December 2022, as we get ready for the 2nd session of the 131st Legislature in…

S9E193 193: Recapping the 131st 1st Session (Continued)

Jan 03, 2024 39m

Matt dives into a few more of the bills that were passed in the 1st session of the 131st Legislative session.

S9E192 192: "131st Recap: Student Rights and Special Education"

Dec 18, 2023 33m

Matt recaps some of the bills passed in the first session of Maine's 131st Legislative Session, using the "Annual Legislative Update" from Drummond Woodsum (https://dwmlaw.com/) as a guide.

S9E1 191: Season 9 Updates and Coming Soons!

Dec 08, 2023 20m

We're back!!! Season 9 is upon us, and Maine Education Matters is BACK! This episode, Matt describes some upcoming episodes to "wet our whistles" in preparation for the 2nd Session of the 131st…

S8E190 190: 131st Enacted & Signed

Aug 29, 2023 40m

Matt begins to look back at what was the first session of the 131st legislature by reviewing some of the bills that were passed, enacted, and signed.

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