The first member of the City Council to oppose the expansion of charter schools is Hugh Dunn. Mayor Mitchell and former Mayor Lang also oppose this expansion.
More community leaders are coming out against the expansion of charter school seats in New Bedford. City Councilor Hugh Dunn is now publicly opposing it.
Alma del Mar, a charter school in New Bedford, is asking the Commonwealth to expand its population by over 1,000 new students. The mayor of the city opposes it.
Could the city of New Bedford use more seats for students in charters schools? Yes is the answer. But can the city afford to offer more charter school seats?
The school has applied for 1,188 more charter school seats and two new schools within the city, just two years after opening its new campus on Belleville Avenue.