According to the digital edition of the Fall River Herald, a group of local business leaders and educators have proposed a new regional charter school serving low-income, at-risk students in the Fall River and New Bedford area. 

Innovators Charter School, will be a STEM-focused charter school modeled after New Heights Charter School in Brockton, and would open in the Fall of 2022, if approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. 

New Heights centers around an early college program that sees students take classes at a local community college while still in high school. Jack Sbrega, former president of BCC, speaks about the proposed new charter school to be built in either New Bedford or Fall River.

New Heights Charter was founded six years ago, and in May, as they recorded 46 of its 89 seniors graduating high school with an associate's degree

Charter school opponents point to the fact that charter schools take away resources from the traditional public schools. New Heights itself faced criticism from Brockton area educators, elected officials and some community members.