From Breitbart: The latest data from Maine’s schools shows that test scores are plummeting as schools focus on the children of illegal migrants who are welcomed by the state’s employers and politicians.
The latest numbers from the National Center for Education Statistics finds that Maine public school students are at their lowest test scores in thirty years in both reading and math. The data finds that only 33 percent of children in fourth grade are proficient in math and only 26 percent are fluent in reading. These are also some of the worst scores in the nation. Older children are even worse off, with a mere 25 percent proficient in math and 26 percent in reading. The results placed Maine’s students at 38th in the country.
Maine is spending about $15,000 per student for the 176,000 students in its education system, a cost that is more than one thousand dollars above the national average, according to Ballotpedia.
Meanwhile, Maine has also seen a tidal wave of migrants — mostly illegal — as the Democrat-dominated state continues to tout its sanctuary policies, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).
Quoting data from FAIR, the report notes that in Portland, Maine, “70 percent of students enrolling in Portland’s schools have limited English skills and require special classes to help bring them up to standards in English before they even learn any other subject.”
According to FAIR, there are now as many as 57 languages spoken in Portland school classrooms, and the situation is so dire that schools are now requiring all teachers to speak multiple languages.
In Pennsylvania, there were 71,766 English Language Learner (ELL) students. That number had shot up to 99,889 by 2024.
— Federation for American Immigration Reform (@FAIRImmigration) February 21, 2025
Maine teachers have been sounding the alarm at recent school board meetings:
At a school board meeting in November, a teacher read a statement from an another anonymous teacher, in which she said, “With a record number of newcomers, it is impossible to give each child the consideration and support they need. Even the most skilled and experienced educators are finding this climate to be overwhelming and unsafe. One would think our safety and stability would be taken into account. This situation is a disservice to our students, as it is adversely affecting the mental health of our staff, as evidence by the abundance of teachers who have quit the district already this year.”
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Lewiston Maine School – Record # of ForeignersViolence exploding, unsafe, and Maine educators fear their own class rooms.
*This is the time for us to reach out to the teachers & highlight their testimonies. Far too long they have bit their tongues. pic.twitter.com/vBa1A2ZmZA
— TheUnquirer (@unquirer) November 24, 2024
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Lewiston Maine Teacher Speaks Out – 1/6/25It’s spiraling. The money has run out, they are forced to cut positions, but this only accelerates the decline & violence w/ youth.
There are too many foreigners, too many with behavior problems, too many… pic.twitter.com/xLR1PAfUcn
— TheUnquirer (@unquirer) January 7, 2025
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Lewiston Maine Schools Falling Apart & FailingTeacher after teacher comes forward at recently school board. She initially talks about the students coming from violent countries.
They are out of control – standing on sinks, climbing on stairs, hiding,… pic.twitter.com/xjGBmSNxlD
— TheUnquirer (@unquirer) November 24, 2024
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