8-20-20 NE Woodland Charter

With about three weeks remaining before school starts, Northeast Woodland Charter School teachers (from left) Dominic Casamassima, Julia Larson, Melanie Moore, Hannah Sirios and head of school Sarah Arnold pause while moving the school in at the Technology Village in Conway on Thursday. State funding for charter schools remains contentious as local legislators discuss fears over long-term costs. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

CONWAY — Local state representatives support the idea of charter schools but have fears of the long-term price tag they may have on Granite State.

That’s one of the reasons why they believe their colleagues on the 10-member Legislative Fiscal Committee voted not to accept a $46 million federal grant, which the newly created Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School in Conway was in line to be the first recipient of the some of that funding.

(0) comments

Welcome to the discussion.

Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.