Summary
A Portland-based advocate for blind and visually impaired Mainers has appealed the award of a $1.5 million education contract to another nonprofit, saying the state continues to shortchange children who are going without services.
The Iris Network bid for the contract and proposed to add teachers to serve about 300 blind and visually impaired students statewide. The state instead chose to keep the current contractor, Catholic Charities Maine.See the full content of this document
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All Visually Impaired Students.
The Iris Network filed a formal appeal Wednesday, citing procedural errors and the state's own reports that it is failing to provide legally mandated education to all blind and visually impaired children.
"If we win the appeal it mea...See the full content of this document
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