Press Releases

March 10, 2017

Senator Collins Receives PTA Congressional Voice for Children Award

Washington, D.C. — The National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) honored U.S. Senator Susan Collins today with its 2017 Congressional Voice for Children Award for her “outstanding...

February 21, 2017

Senator Collins Visits University of New England’s College of Dental Medicine

Washington, D.C. — In advance of the University of New England’s first graduating class from the College of Dental Medicine, U.S. Senator Susan Collins was led on a tour of the...

February 01, 2017

Senator Collins Announces She Will Vote Against the Confirmation of Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of Education

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ floor statementWashington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, spoke...

January 05, 2017

Collins, King Announce More Than $2.5 Million in Funding for Head Start in Maine

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that two Maine organizations will receive a total of $2,559,275 from the U.S. Department of Health and...

December 16, 2016

Collins, King Announce Over $1.2 Million in Funding for Promise Early Education Center

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families has awarded...

December 02, 2016

Collins, King Announce $3.7 Million Preschool Development Grant in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have...

November 22, 2016

Senator Collins Speaks at Reeds Brook Middle School's Blue Ribbon Ceremony in Hampden

Hampden, ME — U.S. Senator Susan Collins congratulated the students, faculty, and staff at Reeds Brook Middle School’s Blue Ribbon Ceremony in Hampden today. The...

November 18, 2016

Senator Collins Speaks at Sea Road School’s Blue Ribbon Ceremony in Kennebunk

Kennebunk, ME — U.S. Senator Susan Collins congratulated the students, faculty, and staff at Sea Road School’s Blue Ribbon Ceremony in Kennebunk today. The event...

November 10, 2016

Collins, King Announce $20 Million Department of Education Grant for Spurwink Services in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Spurwink Services in Portland has been awarded a five-year, $20 million Investing in...

October 25, 2016

Collins, King Announce More Than $1.5 Million to Help Improve Maine Schools

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Education will award a total of $1,518,333 in School Improvement...

October 20, 2016

Senators Collins, King Congratulate Kennebunk Educator on Receiving Prestigious Award for Leadership

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King congratulated Sea Road School Principal Stephen D. Marquis, Ph.D., of Kennebunk on being named a 2016 recipient...

October 20, 2016

Senator Collins Announces That Efforts to Construct New Caribou Elementary School Has Cleared Important Hurdle

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the National Park Service (NPS) recently approved a request by the State of Maine and the Maine RSU 39...

September 30, 2016

Senators Collins, Boxer Praise Unanimous Senate Passage of Resolution Celebrating Afterschool Programs

Bipartisan Resolution Commemorates the Nationwide Lights On Afterschool EventWashington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) praised the...

September 30, 2016

Collins, King Announce $9 Million for the Maine Department of Labor

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine Department of Labor will receive $9,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Education...

September 29, 2016

Collins, King Congratulate Three Maine Schools Awarded National Blue Ribbon Recognition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King applauded Falmouth Middle School, Reeds Brook Middle School in Hampden, and Sea Road School in Kennebunk for...

September 21, 2016

Senators Collins, King Announce $67,184 to Support Advanced Placement Testing for Low-Income Students

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Maine Department of Education has been awarded $67,184 from the U.S. Department of...

September 14, 2016

Casco Bay High School Principal Named Maine’s 2016 Principal of the Year

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Derek Pierce, the principal of Casco Bay High School in Portland, in her Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Pierce is the...

September 13, 2016

Collins, King Announce National Science Foundation Grants for UMaine and Bates Totaling More than $400,000

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) is awarding a total of $427,309 in grant funding to...

September 09, 2016

Senator Collins Meets with Four Maine Teachers Who Received Prestigious Education Award

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with four Maine teachers who received Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The...

July 27, 2016

Collins, King Announce Nearly $800,000 in Grant Funding for UMaine to Support Low-Income and First-Generation College-Bound Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a total of $773,280 in grant funding to the...