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

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...

The Global Learning Charter School in New Bedford announced today that Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester plans to renew the school's charter for another five years, and that all conditions previously placed on the school have been removed...

The Alma del Mar Charter School family is celebrating their relocation to a new facility. The new building on Belleville Avenue is a welcome new environment when compared to the decaying former Ottiwell School that Alma del Mar had occupied since 2010...

Over the weekend, tools were stolen from the construction site at Alma del Mar Charter School in the city's North End.

City on a Hill Charter Public School held an informational session Saturday morning to give parents a look at what the school and its programs are like.

The City on a Hill Charter School has finally announced where its New Bedford school will be located. Officials have signed a five-year lease for a building at 384 Acushnet Avenue, where Artworks was formerly housed. According to assistant Director of Development Marissa Burgess, more than 100 ninth grade students will be attending classes there, starting in August...

Over 100 students were selected to attend the newest charter school to open up in New Bedford. Officials of the City on a Hill Charter School pulled the names of 128 8th-graders Thursday afternoon during an admission lottery at the Whaling Museum...

The state board of education has approved three new charter schools and eight charter school expansions.

Mayor Jon Mitchell questioned the effectiveness the proposed City on a Hill Charter School would have on students in New Bedford. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education held a hearing in the city Thursday night, and listened to the opinions of officials and concerned residents regarding the Boston-based charter school's proposal to locate in New Bedford...