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PublishedJune 27, 2021
Skowhegan Main Street businesses, charter school decorate birdhouses to nest around downtown
Efforts to raise money for Main Street Skowhegan began as painting birdhouses, but the program grew and became meaningful, producing pride in Skowhegan.
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PublishedJune 9, 2021
Commentary: Maine legislators out of touch with what teachers and students need
Despite a year of learning from the pandemic, Augusta has stifled education innovation in order to steamroll party orthodoxy.
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PublishedJune 1, 2021
Maine charter schools post mixed results but fill a need for families
Ten years after charter schools were authorized in Maine, academic outcomes vary but supporters say they're meeting a need for students who don't fit in traditional classrooms.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2021
Sen. Woodsome: It’s time to lift the cap on Maine’s charter schools
The limit on the public institutions is unnecessary and arbitrary, and it restricts education options for families with less money.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Commentary: Celebrating school choice in Maine amid the pandemic
Families’ education struggles are made tougher by state caps on the number of public charter schools and enrollment in virtual charters.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2020
Maine CDC closes case on COVID-19 outbreak at Community Regional Charter School
All of the 20 who tested positive for COVID-19 in the school have recovered, and all students are back at school.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2020
Maine Arts Academy in Sidney switches to fully remote learning following positive COVID-19 case
Some 250 high school students from nearly 80 Maine communities attend the Maine Arts Academy at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2020
Students welcome, thrive at new charter school in Unity
The Ecology Learning Center, in its first year, emphasizes sustainability and hands-on, environmentally based, outdoor learning.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
Maine Arts Academy students display their talents at outdoor, walk-through recital
Students at the Sidney school for the arts perform for family and friends, despite cold weather Friday morning, during a walk-through recital in what some call a return to normalcy.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak in Cornville, Skowhegan charter school reaches 20 cases
There have been 20 cases within the charter school and all afflicted have recovered, though some remain in quarantine due to their contact with positive cases.
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