LEWISTON — A proposed local charter school will get a public hearing next week in front of the Maine Charter School Commission. The Lewiston-Auburn Academy Charter School’s public hearing will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Central Maine Community College in Auburn. An in-person interview with the commission and applicant Tarlan […]
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SAD 17 awaits charter school impact
OXFORD — The Oxford Hills School District has received a $7,424 tuition bill for one student to attend the Fiddlehead School of Arts & Sciences in Gray this year. Officials say that may just be the tip of the financial iceberg. With four new charter schools awaiting approval from the Maine Charter School Commission to […]
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Cornville man held after alleged threats against charter school
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Police say a Cornville man accused of threatening to kill people at a charter school in town has an extensive criminal history and was on probation. James Mayo pleaded not guilty to the charge of probation violation during an arraignment Tuesday but did not enter a plea to charges of terrorizing, criminal […]
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Portland’s first charter school opens
AUGUSTA (AP) — Portland’s first charter school will open its doors this week. Baxter Academy for Technology and Science is scheduled to open on Wednesday to more than 100 students in the 9th and 10th grade. The Portland school is one of three new charter schools opening for the first time this year. Charter schools […]
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Portland charter school fails inspection again
PORTLAND (AP) — A charter school in the Maine city of Portland has failed another inspection less than three weeks before it’s scheduled to open. City inspectors have cited electrical and fire safety issues at the Baxter Academy charter school. The building failed two previous inspections on Aug. 12 and in July because of fire […]
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Portland charter school building fails inspection
PORTLAND (AP) — The head of a Portland charter school vows to open as scheduled in three weeks even though the building has failed inspection. Citing a half-dozen building code violations, city building inspectors have refused to issue a certificate of occupancy to 54 York St., the home of Baxter Academy for Technology and Science […]