New charter schools are coming to Western Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved three new schools on Monday -- the Hampden Charter School of Science in Westfield in 2018, the Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School this fall, and a location in Plymouth.
The Westfield charter school will initially enroll just over 250 students from grades six to nine from Agawam, Holyoke, Westfield and West Springfield, but will eventually grow to serve more than double that enrollment and expand to include tenth, eleventh and 12th graders.
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