Poll shows support for adding charters, rejecting legal pot

BOSTON – Among potential ballot measures that may go before voters in November, raising the cap on charter schools won the most support in a recently released survey of Massachusetts voters. The proposed initiative asks voters to allow the creation of up to 12 new charter schools each year, with emphasis on adding these publicly funded institutions in low-performing districts as measured by standardized tests. Almost 50 percent said they approve of lifting the cap, while 33 percent disapproved

BOSTON – Among potential ballot measures that may go before voters in November, raising the cap on charter schools won the most support in a recently released survey of Massachusetts voters. The proposed initiative asks voters to allow the creation of up to 12 new charter schools each year, with emphasis on adding these publicly funded institutions in low-performing districts as measured by standardized tests. Almost 50 percent said they approve of lifting the cap, while 33 percent disapproved…