Turnover at this Maine charter school is worrying staff

Turnover at this Maine charter school is worrying staff

The Maine Arts Academy in Augusta has seen an average of 23 percent of its teachers leave annually between 2021 and 2025. More than half who left did so in the middle of the year. Photo by Kristian Moravec.Since it opened 10 years ago, the Maine Arts Academy, a public charter school now based in Augusta, has seen a large percentage of its teachers leave annually, often in the middle of the school year, raising concerns about the workplace and th…