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MCSD denies MCA charter ... For about a year, the team behind the Montrose Classical Academy has worked to establish a charter school. On Tuesday night, that effort was ended — at least for now — with the Montrose County School District Board of Education's denial of MCA's application.  School board President Sarah Fishering described being "very conflicted" about her decision regarding MCA, while Vice President Stephen Bush said he's struggled with the issue for months: "I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about it." Ultimately, the school board voted 4-3 to reject the charter's application, with Fishering telling MCA's proponents they can always try again after addressing the board's list of concerns about the charter. That may be exactly what the charter intends to do, with MCA board President Kay Alexander saying after the district's decision that the charter team planned to move forward: "we aren't going away." To read about last night's meeting and the MCSD's decision regarding MCA, check out the story on montrosepress.com: School board rejects charter school's application amidst list of concerns — Montrose Classical Academy proponents prepare to push forward Have a Good One, Jeremy Morrison, managing editor jeremy.morrison@montrosepress.com QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set

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