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February 20,  Bowdoin College, 6:30 pm to 8 pm.
Dr. Judith Jones, MACS Director will discuss public charter schools with  students whose semester project is to design a hypothetical charter high school. 
MPA  - just sent an email to Principals and Assistant Principals, asking them to oppose LD 1640.  The reasons were the same old same old.  We'll post them eventually, but the answers are already here!
MEA  - attacked Charter Schools with Broadside - Read it! For our point-by-point answer, click Here!
A Curious Thing Happened in the Maine Senate on Tuesday - Read On...
1/26/06  Education Committee Expands Support for Public Charter School Initiative - Full Story
   A Curious Thing Happened in the Maine Senate Today!It was expected that the Senate would vote today (March 14) on the bill to allow public chartered schools for children at risk in Maine, LD 1640.  The bill had come out of the Education Committee with a 7-5 vote “ought not to pass.”  With such a closely divided report, both proponents and opponents expected a close vote and were present and prepared for a lively discussion in the Senate.  Two newspapers and Channel 6 were there to cover the debate.

     It is uncertain whether the bill will be taken up for a vote at the next Senate session, this Thursday (it wasn't), or next week (Tuesday March 21 is the next option).  We’ll let you know as soon as we hear.

     Once voted on in the Senate, the debate will move to the House.  Thanks for everybody’s hard work so far - it’s paying off!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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