Teachers and administrators from Maine’s independent town academies will welcome back some 5,000 publicly tuitioned high school students to their in-person and virtual classrooms soon. Dr. Wendy Love, pictured with Foxcroft Academy Head of School Arnold Shorey. Courtesy of Foxcroft Academy. They also will welcome back international students from around the world, but the numbers — and the schools’ revenue — are expected to be much smaller this year due largely to the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel and visa issues. “Believe it or not we’re still getting applications,” Foxcroft Academy head of school Arnold Shorey said.

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