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Teachers’ unions ask lawmakers to leave charter caps to voters

BOSTON – Some of the state's largest teachers' unions, allied with community groups that back their opposition to increasing the number of charter schools in Massachusetts, have asked lawmakers to set aside pending compromise measures and let the fight be decided at the ballot box next year. Should

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Charter school legislative course may circle until January

BOSTON – A decision from the state Senate on whether to pursue charter school expansion or leave the issue for Massachusetts voters to settle next year may not come until early January, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) said Wednesday after a private bipartisan meeting to weigh the pros and cons. The

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Charter school campaign claims to have surpassed signature threshold

STATE HOUSE — On the eve of a high-stakes Senate caucus, activists planning to put a charter school expansion question before voters in November 2016 say they've already compiled more than 100,000 signatures, three weeks before those signatures are due to be presented to local offices for certification.

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Baker: Charter debate boils down to disruption, control, funding

STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker, who earlier this week testified in support of his bill to expand access to charter schools, said Thursday that he views the fight over whether or not to expand access to charter schools as being about disruption in education, the funding formula for schools and

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Lawmakers pitched from both sides of charter school debate

STATE HOUSE — Charter schools and public school districts were separately hailed Tuesday as the best method of educating disadvantaged or struggling students as lawmakers listened to testimony calling for either an increase or halt in charter school growth. Gov. Charlie Baker was among the hundreds who packed an Education Committee

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Baker takes charter school expansion plan to lawmakers

BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker will pitch his bid to increase the number of charter schools during a marathon legislative hearing on dozens of education bills Tuesday in the State House. Under the plan the Republican governor outlined last week, up to 12 new charter schools or expansions of existing institutions

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Baker outlines charter school plans at Mattapan school

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker reignited a debate on Thursday that has vexed and divided Democrat and Republican lawmakers in recent years, proposing an expansion of charter schools that would be targeted toward the lowest performing districts statewide. Baker chose the Brooke Charter School in Mattapan, in the district of Education

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Baker to speak at charter campaign event in State House

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