November ballot question: Lifting the charter school cap

The most popular governor in the United States wasn't going to let a mid-July downpour on the State House steps dampen the launch of ballot campaign to lift the state's charter school cap. Spending down some of the political capital he's accrued over the last two years, Governor Charlie Baker announced his support for a measure that will potentially increase annually the number of charter schools by 12. While the rain fell, the rhetoric from the usually cautious Baker hit a stride: "

The most popular governor in the United States wasn't going to let a mid-July downpour on the State House steps dampen the launch of ballot campaign to lift the state's charter school cap. Spending down some of the political capital he's accrued over the last two years, Governor Charlie Baker announced his support for a measure that will potentially increase annually the number of charter schools by 12. While the rain fell, the rhetoric from the usually cautious Baker hit a stride: "You know so…