Dive Brief:

• Maine has approved the state’s first online charter school.
• The approved school plans to open this fall with about 270 students in grades 7-9.
• Plans call for the school to eventually enroll 750 students in grades 7-12.

Dive Insight:

While one virtual school got green-lighted, another was turned down. The state's charter school commission turned down a school backed by K12 Inc. of Virginia, which has been criticized in other states for poor student performance.