AUGUSTA — Maine’s Democratic-controlled Senate has sustained Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would direct the state to work toward creating a state-run virtual charter academy. The Senate voted 23-12, falling short of the two-thirds support needed to override the veto. In his veto message, LePage said he opposed the part of […]
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Legislature passes bill that would put a hold on virtual charter schools
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has given final approval to a bill that would place a moratorium on virtual charter schools in the state. The bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Brian Langley was enacted by a 24-11 vote on Thursday. It will now be sent to Republican Gov. Paul LePage, where it faces a likely […]
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Maine House OKs 1-year moratorium on virtual charter schools
AUGUSTA — The Democratic-controlled Maine House has given initial approval to a bill that would put a moratorium on the creation of virtual charter schools in the state until next year. In a 94-51 vote Tuesday, the House endorsed the bill that would put a halt to virtual charter schools until the state comes up […]
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Bill would put a 1-year moratorium on virtual charter schools in Maine
AUGUSTA — A bill moving forward in the Legislature would place a moratorium on virtual charter schools in Maine until next year. The bill before the Democratic-controlled Legislature directs the state to develop a plan to provide all public schools in the state access to online learning, including a possible state-run virtual academy. There are […]