Gov. Charlie Baker made expanded access to charter schools a major theme of his campaign last year but has failed to file legislation to accomplish that goal.
Now, on the heels of the filing of a lawsuit by charter advocates, the governor is personally getting behind an effort by ballot activists who hope to ask voters next November to authorize the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to approve up to 12 new public charter schools or expansions of existing charters each year.
SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — Pope Francis ends his visit to Cuba on Tuesday with a Mass at the country's most revered shrine and a pep talk with families before flying north to Washington for the start of his U.S. tour.
Francis' address to families and symbolically potent flight to the United States underscore two of the big themes of his Cuba pilgrimage — encouraging reconciliation within families and between the U.S. and Cuba. He worked behind the scenes as mediator in 18 months of secret talks on re-establishing diplomatic relations between the two nations.
