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'''Baxter Academy for Technology and Science''' is a public [[charter school]] serving grades 9–12 located in [[Portland, Maine]]. Established in 2013, it is Maine's firstthird charter school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2014/06/30/first-year-may-chart-course-baxter-academy/|title=First year may chart the course for Baxter Academy|publisher=Portland Press Herald|first=Noel K.|last=Gallagher|date=June 30, 2014|accessdate=October 28, 2016}}</ref> The school has around 400 students and specializes in STEM ([[science, technology, engineering, and mathematics]]) curriculum. Its first senior class graduated in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2016/04/27/baxter-academy-names-new-executive-director/|title=Baxter Academy names new executive director|publisher=Portland Press Herald|first=Leslie|last=Bridgers|date=April 27, 2016|accessdate=October 28, 2016}}</ref>
 
Baxter Academy is a rigorous, college-preparatory high school promoting student ownership of learning through curriculum focused specifically on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM<ref>{{Diff|en:Science,_technology,_engineering,_and_mathematics|diff=|oldid=913404087|label=en:Science,_technology,_engineering,_and_mathematics, oldid 913404087}}{{Circular reference|date=December 2019}}</ref>). Baxter Academy students study complex, real-world problems, using and building technological tools in a collaborative environment with scientists, engineers and other professionals.