Mass. senate to take up charter school reform

STATE HOUSE — Facing the pressure of a ballot question and without a guarantee that he can wrestle enough support for charter school expansion, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said Wednesday that a new group of senators will try to write a charter school reform bill that could clear that branch later this year. Charter school advocates and Gov. Charlie Baker, who has made expanding access to charter schools a top priority, have been waiting for the Senate to wrap up an internal debate over w

STATE HOUSE — Facing the pressure of a ballot question and without a guarantee that he can wrestle enough support for charter school expansion, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said Wednesday that a new group of senators will try to write a charter school reform bill that could clear that branch later this year. Charter school advocates and Gov. Charlie Baker, who has made expanding access to charter schools a top priority, have been waiting for the Senate to wrap up an internal debate over w…