Charter school supporters balk as Senate passes education bill

STATE HOUSE — A controversial bill tying an increase in the cap on charter school enrollment with significant new funding for all types of public education passed the Senate on Thursday, but not before senators added a controversial local control measure to a bill already unpopular with charter school advocates. The Senate voted 22-13 in favor of the legislation crafted over the course by a group of four senators tasked by Senate President Stanley Rosenberg with producing education bill that co

STATE HOUSE — A controversial bill tying an increase in the cap on charter school enrollment with significant new funding for all types of public education passed the Senate on Thursday, but not before senators added a controversial local control measure to a bill already unpopular with charter school advocates. The Senate voted 22-13 in favor of the legislation crafted over the course by a group of four senators tasked by Senate President Stanley Rosenberg with producing education bill that co…