Funding a Race-Centered Wabanaki School Curriculum
2025 - Maine Senate
Conservatives Oppose
Description
This resolve directs funds to the Maine Indian Education School District to develop a Wabanaki-centered curriculum. This bill channels taxpayer money into a specialized, identity-focused curriculum instead of core academic excellence. CPAC opposes carving out race- and group-based curriculum programs with dedicated funding and opposed this bill. The Senate defeated this bill on 2025-06-04 by a vote of 7-26. The House defeated this bill on 2025-05-29 by a vote of 59-83. The bill did not become law.