CONWAY — While a high school tuition study committee is working on the feasibility of a joint management agreement, some Conway School Board members believe a JMA will never happen and that towns should move ahead and begin negotiations for the next long-term tuition agreements.
The tuition study committee met in October and was assigned a few tasks according to Superintendent Kevin Richard.
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