Students play on the playground at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake, Utah on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps/ Utah News Dispatch)Permanent free community college. A bell-to-bell cellphone ban. A pay bump for teachers. These are among the significant changes the Maine Legislature made this year to strengthen public and higher education statewide, passing laws aligning with longstanding Democratic priorities. “I…