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Charter school proponents, including the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association and the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance are considering whether to move forward with a statewide ballot initiative to lift the cap on public charter schools. Currently, more than 30,000 Massachusetts students attend charter schools, about 3 percent of the total
Massachusetts
As we turn the pages of our calendars to September, and children return to school, policymakers face important decisions about the way we will educate the next generation of Massachusetts students. Historically, Massachusetts has been a leader in education reform. This year, from standards and testing to charters schools and
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Fall of 2010, the Neighborhood House Charter School in Dorchester collaborated with its neighbor, the Harbor Pilot Middle School, another Boston public school. This collaboration focused on the training and intensive professional development of teachers, and effective school management practices. Staff members of the Neighborhood House Charter School visited their
charter schools
BOSTON – Representing five students who were denied seats at the city's public charter schools, three prominent Boston lawyers are suing the state, arguing that a cap on the number of available classroom seats unconstitutionally deprives students in failing Boston schools of an equal opportunity to receive an adequate
MCAS
"Knowledge is power," Sir Francis Bacon famously said. Although he may have had a more pragmatic, empirical approach in mind, Bacon's words bear repeating in our own time, and especially as the school year begins. Why does the importance of knowledge need stressing in schools? Aren&
Massachusetts
Written by Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE — As he prepares charter school legislation he plans to file this fall, Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday said expanding school choice options for Massachusetts students and families will be a goal of his administration's first term.
charter schools
Written by Michael Norton Massachusetts education officials are reviewing a wave of applications for new and expanded charter schools as activists mull a ballot question lifting a cap on charters that has already been reached in places like Fall River, Lawrence and Holyoke.
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