Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks to President Donald Trump as he delivered remarks during a governors working session in the State Dining Room at the White House on Friday. Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images Gov. Janet Mills is warning that “the rule of law” is at stake after President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Education to investigate Maine’s refusal to ban transgender athletes. After a heated exchange with the president Friday afternoon, Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey have vowed to fight any effort by President Trump to block federal funding over state’s transgender athlete policy. Related Trump administration orders investigation after Gov. Mills publicly defies president over transgender policy Mills, a Democrat serving her second term as governor, previously served as Maine’s attorney general and district attorney over Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Her latest statement leaned on her legal background, calling Trump’s actions “a violation of our Constitution and of our laws, which I took an oath to uphold.” Her latest statement joins a growing chorus of those calling the results of the Trump administration’s actions a “constitutional crisis” as it aggressively cuts government spending and reduces the federal workforce without the approval of Congress. Megan Walton, CEO of the Southern Maine Agency on Aging will sit down for a conversation with Maine Trust for Local News managing director, Stefanie Manning. Doors open at 7:30 a.m., coffee and light breakfast will be available. In a speech on the Senate floor Thursday, Maine’s Independent Sen. Angus King challenged Republicans to take a stand rather than rely on the courts to stop constitutional overreach, calling that “a cop-out” and “an abdication of our responsibility.” Read Gov. Mills’ full statement below: “I have spent my career — as a District Attorney, as Attorney General, and now as Governor — standing up for the rule of law in Maine and America. To…

"Do not be misled: this is not just about who can compete on the athletic field, this is about whether a President can force compliance with his will, without regard for the rule of law that governs our nation. I believe he cannot.”

-- Maine Gov. Mills, shortly after her confrontation w/ Trump

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”
-Angela Davis

Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis.

"If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory."
--Angela Davis

Meet the Woman Who Transformed Children’s Music - Listen on NYT Audio 9 min listen - Long before Raffi or Dan Zanes, there was Ella Jenkins.

I never knew about Ella Jenkins or her contribution to children’s music. I have some new, old sing alongs to share with kids!

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Phil Scott again appoints Zoie Saunders secretary of education, half a year after the Senate refused to confirm her - VTDigger Since the Legislature has adjourned for the biennium, there’s not much the Senate could do to stop her appointment — and one Democratic leader said he was inclined to give Saunders time to prove herse...

A remarkably discouraging chapter in VT public ed 💔

I’m thankful to those who have tried to ensure the highest post was held by someone who understands the value in educating ALL of our students.

I’m frustrated & yet not surprised that Scott won’t listen:

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