Virtual school information session AUBURN — Maine Connections Academy, a first tuition-free, virtual public charter school for grades seven through 12, is currently accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year. An information session for prospective students and families will be held at the at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, at the Residence Inn, 670 Turner St. […]
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Lewiston school committee says no to virtual school, wants smaller kindergarten classes
LEWISTON — When asked to approve a new virtual school in Lewiston at a cost of $50,000, the Lewiston School Committee instead indicated that money should be used for a new kindergarten class at McMahon Elementary School. The committee took no action on creating a virtual school. After hearing a report that recommended a small […]
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Lewiston committee to vote on virtual school Monday
LEWISTON — The local School Committee is scheduled to vote Monday on a proposal to create an online high school. Superintendent Bill Webster said he had reservations about lessons being offered exclusively online, but he’d rather a student attend a Lewiston virtual school than the district pay thousands of dollars to a charter school. Webster […]
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Big bills from virtual school raise tensions with Maine school districts
BANGOR — The opening of Maine’s first online charter school, set for next week, is rekindling tensions with public school officials over the financial repercussions for their districts and the competition for students. Sparking the latest concerns were bills sent to local school districts by the virtual school, Maine Connections Academy, which some superintendents said […]