http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/21/AR2007062102148.html
Unable to find a suitable facility, KIPP Harbor Academy, a successful Maryland charter school, will likely be forced to close. Over the past two years, school leaders had looked at more than 25 different locations, none of which were workable solutions. The school had operated in space provided by Sojourner-Douglass College, which needed its building back. The school sought to lease space in the Annapolis Middle School, which remains two-thirds vacant, but district officials said the space was reserved to accommodate students displaced during future district construction projects. Officials of KIPP, which operates 51 other charters across the country, said it is the first time they have been forced to close because they were unable to secure a space to lease. "In other communities, we're seeing people clamoring for KIPP, but here, we looked at several locations, and some made it clear we're not welcome," said Steve Mancini, a KIPP spokesman.
Source: Washington Post (free registration required)
Date: 06/21/2007
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