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.
The clock is ticking for lawmakers to act on a bill needed to execute a deal between New Bedford officials and a charter school looking to expand in the city.
Residents concerned about the proposed expansion of the Parallel Products recycling facility in the New Bedford Business Park need not worry, per VP Tim Cusson.
The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has given approval to two motions for the expansion of the Alma del Mar Charter School in New Bedford.
School officials and city and state leaders have agreed upon a plan that would grant Alma del Mar Charter School's request for additional seats in new schools.
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.