Charter School

A bill state education officials want to see passed by month's end to execute a deal between New Bedford and a charter school hit a speed bump Thursday.

New Bedford Public Schools has announced adjusted boundaries within the district to accommodate a new, state-mandated Commonwealth Alma del Mar charter school.

Alma del Mar's proposal to expand their charter school is drawing opposition from several New Bedford City Councilors.

The Alma del Mar Charter School got a strong report card from the Massachusetts Department of Education regarding its MCAS scores on Wednesday.

NEW BEDFORD, MA New Bedford Cheironeum Charter School is now in the mix with three other would-be charters that offered proposals to the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on August 10th. This is the first step for all of the schools that made proposals, in fact the same school applied in 2012, with no luck...

On Monday, the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved a request for Alma del Mar Charter School to expand its enrollment by 90 students. The five-year-old school had its charter renewed without conditions last year...

A New Bedford school has ranked in the Top 50 of over 2,000 high schools here in Massachusetts.

New Bedford may be getting a new charter school, thanks to a group that sent in a prospectus to the state.

For students entering their freshman year this fall, a new alternative for learning is presenting itself. City On A Hill is a charter school with locations currently in the Boston area.