Without further ado, the work

This page includes samples of my reporting from the Kennebec Journal (many of the articles included were also published in the Morning Sentinel of Waterville, Maine; the Portland Press Herald; the Bangor Daily News and the Lewiston Sun-Journal), State House News Service, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, The Mac Weekly, ITworld.com and CommonWealth Magazine.

Kennebec Journal

Denver beckons school officials
Feb. 13, 2011, Page B1

LePage's education adviser mentioned for cabinet post
Feb. 10, 2011, Page B1

School district consolidation still controversial
Jan. 23, 2011, Page A1

LePage joins rally against abortion
Jan. 16, 2011, Page A1

Forum to focus on proposed changes in Maranacook district
Jan. 11, 2011, Page B1

Budget woes hit standards-based education in Maine
Dec. 19, 2010, Page A1

Elections moved Maine toward charter schools
Dec. 17, 2010, Page A1

Education, workforce tracking get fed boost
Nov. 11, 2010, Page B1

Some schools in no hurry for federal grant funds
Oct. 23, 2010, Page A1

2 Maine federal credit unions merge
Oct. 9, 2010, Page B1

Pilot project focuses on teacher pay
Sept. 25, 2010, Page A1

Plowing contract decisions questioned
Sept. 24, 2010, Page A1

Education panel down, but not out
Aug. 16, 2010, Page B1

Winthrop going back to school in the red
Aug. 12, 2010, Page A1

Border Trust leader says he's optimistic
July 7, 2010, Page A1

English students take a bow — then add stern, hull to it
June 12, 2010, Page A1

Federal funds would boost graduation, students' ability to get jobs
June 7, 2010, Page A1

After-school, summer programs hit
May 20, 2010, Page A1

Savings Bank of Maine drafts recovery plan
May 1, 2010, Page A1

Yet another set of academic standards
March 22, 2010, Page A1

Equal Access
Jan. 24, 2010, Page A1

Treating autism: Public, private approaches debated
Jan. 10, 2010, Page A1

Foundation targets community colleges
Jan. 3, 2010, Page A1

Budget process may be scrapped
Nov. 9, 2009, Page A1

STATEHOUSE: Committee's use of e-mails draws scrutiny
Nov. 1, 2009, Page A1

Consolidation backers hold large funding advantage
Oct. 15, 2009, Page A1

Fire guts former mill
Sept. 3, 2009, Page A1

Maine Marine dies in Afghanistan
Aug. 18, 2009, Page A1

Merger repeal backers seek funds
Aug. 9, 2009, Page A1

Working to feed a greater number
July 20, 2009, Page A1

House fire idles data network
July 1, 2009, Page B1

Task force seeks UMaine shakeup
June 24, 2009, Page B1

Compromise pursued on charter schools
June 1, 2009, Page A1

911 calls shifted out of county
April 5, 2009, Page A1

Teacher pay hits center stage
March 15, 2009, Page A1

UMA classroom extends to soldiers stationed overseas
March 9, 2009, Page A1

Credit unions sharing the pain
Feb. 15, 2009, Page A1

Mergers threaten federal funding
Jan. 18, 2009, Page A1

Special-needs student costs examined as education cuts loom
Nov. 30, 2008, Page A1

University forging ahead with plans for fundraising
Oct. 20, 2008, Page A1

Subsidy checks held for some
Sept. 19, 2008, Page A1

N.H. schools go it alone
Aug. 17, 2008, Page A1

Where are the voters?
May 12, 2008, Page A1

The Report Card
A blog about education


KJonline.com Video


Video by Matthew Stone

WISCASSET, Maine, March 29, 2009 -- As school district consolidation takes effect in Maine, coastal Wiscasset High School is reaching into new geographic territory to recruit students who can choose where they attend high school. The students Wiscasset is after live, in some cases, more than an hour's drive from the school. But consolidation has put the towns in the same, sprawling district. See story.


Video by Matthew Stone

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 26, 2008 -- A parking lot at Augusta's Glenridge Gardens apartment complex flooded following downpours Tuesday. The flooding rendered 16 apartments inaccessible by means other than rowboat or a trek through a foot-and-a-half of water. A contractor was at work Wednesday pumping out the parking lot.


Video by Ben Sturtevant, interviews by Matthew Stone

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 10, 2008 -- Students and staff members at the University of Maine at Augusta appeared to welcome news that student housing is in the offing at the commuter campus. The addition could lead to a livelier campus community while helping a substantial portion of the student body cut commuting costs, UMA students said.


Interviews and video by Matthew Stone

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 4, 2008 -- The nursing program at the University of Maine at Augusta is settling into a new central location on campus in the rear of the Augusta Civic Center. In January, the program will expand to offer a bachelor's degree in nursing. Kennebec Journal reporter Matthew Stone speaks with Nancy Cooley, the coordinator of UMA's nursing program.

CommonWealth Magazine

School mergers in Maine hit snags
Spring 2009, CommonWealth Magazine, Inquiries section


ITworld.com

Election equipment companies boost Election Day tech support
Nov. 2, 2008, ITworld.com Government section


State House News Service

Mass. aims to swell census tally
Aug. 23, 2007, Page B2, The Boston Globe


Democrats in 5th district square off in Congressional debate
July 31, 2007, State House News Service wire


Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Library limit still unclear
July 14, 2006, Page B1

Libraries treat homeless differently
July 11, 2006, Page B1

Cable access could face cut
June 3, 2006, Page A1


The Mac Weekly

A study in asymmetry
Nov. 16, 2007, The Mac Weekly Magazine

Faculty of color at Macalester
Feb. 24, 2006, Page 1

Mac settles in suit on discrimination
Feb. 3, 2006, Page 1


Academic Work

Revista de Ciencia Política de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires a la Aldea Global, Volume 3, March 2008

Education Reform Book Reviews (PDF), Macalester College, Dec. 2004