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No matter how silently it passed, Wednesday marked a milestone in Maine's school district consolidation saga.

For now, the debate over allowing charter schools has faded in Maine. Outside the state, however, a charter schools debate rages on.

The task force charged with recommending major changes to the University of Maine System as the seven-campus

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This week has been a newsy one for charter schools.

First, my apologies for the lack of Report Card updates over the past week.

Second, does this sound familiar?

The full Legislature has now passed a bill that would delay by a year the penalties levied on school systems

For a time, Maine was the focus of national attention from education circles focused on charter schools.

Even those members of the Maine House who might favor overturning the state's school district consolidation mandate aren't necessarily consolidation opponents.

Consolidation opponents will zero in on debate in the Maine House this afternoon as lawmakers take up four key measures that would delay or eliminate penalties meant for those districts that didn't