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Article: CHARTER SCHOOL GETS SETTLED IN PLYMOUTH RISING TIDE GETS PAST EARLY RESISTANCE, GROWING PAINS, NOW HAS A WAITING LIST CHARTER SCHOOL GETS SETTLED IN PLYMOUTH

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March 12, 2000
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PLYMOUTH - Before it opened in September 1998, amid a storm of opposition from local school officials, it looked like the Rising Tide Charter School wouldn't float.

But now, as officials and parents at this town's only charter school prepare to enter its third year, they see relatively smooth sailing ahead.

After a lottery drawing on Tuesday for the next school year, the independent public school, which has 216 students in grades 5 through 8 from Plymouth and surrounding communities, now has a total of 56 students on its waiting list for the next school year. Based on last year's experience, the list is likely to grow over the year as more applications flow in, said Mary Ferreira, Rising ...

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