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• Anonymous

  Seeing school executives earn from as high as $12,000 to $16,000 a month in Mass., compared to ME. which is about to ask already dirt-paid,school educators in the state to take across the board job ,statewide, salary cutbacks for the state budget deficit, That likely was a thought, to flee a sinking ship

  • Anonymous

    So what? Education as a whole in the U.S., and especially in Maine, is WAY too top-heavy with administrators, many of whom do no classroom time. No excuse for it.

    • Anonymous

      I was not making a value judgment except pointing out the salary amount is likely a factor for the decision.

    • Anonymous

      Why would you expect the super to teach? They are in charge of the operation. Does CEO of GM work on assembly line? Think

• Anonymous

  School supers in Maine make $8000 – 10,000 per month.

• Anonymous

  Remind me. Why us this news?