Charter waitlist data may be flawed, auditor says

BOSTON – In the latest chapter of an ongoing debate around the number of Massachusetts students waiting for charter school seats, Auditor Suzanne Bump on Friday released an analysis finding that an updated waitlist could still lack accuracy. On Feb. 18, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced that 34,000 children were on waitlists for seats in charter schools across the state, an update to an initial report indicating a 37,000-name list.

BOSTON – In the latest chapter of an ongoing debate around the number of Massachusetts students waiting for charter school seats, Auditor Suzanne Bump on Friday released an analysis finding that an updated waitlist could still lack accuracy. On Feb. 18, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced that 34,000 children were on waitlists for seats in charter schools across the state, an update to an initial report indicating a 37,000-name list.…