Madi Smith
Emerging Voices Journalism FellowJournalist Madi Smith is Maine Public's Emerging Voices Journalism Fellow this year and is sponsored by support from the Abbagadassett Foundation.
Madi primarily reports on Education for Maine Public and can be reached at msmith@mainepublic.org for any and all story tips.
Originally from Woodinville, Washington, Madi got her start in journalism working for her high school paper, The EC Insider. She graduated with a Business Management degree from The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University where she minored in Journalism and Political Science.
Her senior year, Madi worked as a Sports Reporter for her college paper, The Santa Clara, but got a chance to write for every section in the paper by the end of her tenure there.
Madi is a huge sports fan, especially for all her Seattle teams. She is so excited to have the opportunity to work for Maine Public and explore reporting, and life, on the other coast.
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The latest expansion of the Pell Grant program has financial aid administrators concerned about the effect it will have on the almost 24,000 Maine students that receive funding. -
Terminated federal awards, decreased enrollment in recent years and deferred campus maintenance all contributed to the deficit, according to University Spokesperson Samantha Warren. -
The program allows eligible Maine residents to receive an annual refundable tax credit for student loan payments up to $2,500. -
Drivers must go through a 15-point certification process and have their vehicles inspected before driving students. -
In an effort to meet the growing demand for skilled cyber workers, The University of Southern Maine formally opened its Security Operations Center classroom in Gorham Thursday. -
The release follows a letter sent last month by Collins, Maine Senator Angus King and more than two dozen of their colleagues urging that the funding be distributed after it was held up by the federal government shutdown. -
Education advocates in Maine have join a chorus of national organizations urging the Trump administration not to transfer oversight of special ed programs away from the Department of Education.
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Beginning next year, a new outdoor education initiative will allow every 8th grade student in the St. John Valley to participate in a three-night canoe expedition on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. -
Classes are canceled today and tomorrow in Rockland after a 12-year-old student was struck and killed by a school bus Friday afternoon.
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Maine statute only allows the state to select school funding projects every seven years.
