AUGUSTA — Representative Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, and Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, have been working with representatives from the Maine Department of Education to address confusion around the Maine Ocean School’s funding structure, according to a news release. In a meeting Cuddy and Curry organized with DOE representatives on Feb. 17, they were able to clarify the statute and secure more funding for the Maine Ocean School. Despite the school’s mission to support Maine’s maritime economy by training students in skills transferable to careers involving the ocean, the Maine Ocean School has faced funding challenges due its unique funding model. Though a public magnet school, by statute the Maine Ocean School receives funding through the charter school model.