Bipartisan bill to expand education program for low-income Mainers draws support

“The bill, sponsored by Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon of Freeport, would expand the Parents as Scholars program, which is funded through the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant and provides child care and transportation assistance to those enrolled in college. It also would create a new employment and training program for individuals who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, often called food stamps.”