STATE HOUSE — An increase in the cap on charter school enrollment in Massachusetts would be tied to major new investments in all public schools starting in 2018 under a proposal released Thursday by Senate leaders that immediately worked to inflame the debate over charter schools.
The bill would link a 5 percent increase in the cap over the next 10 years to a commitment from the Legislature starting in fiscal 2019 to fully fund a new foundation budget formula for all public schools that would cost an estimated $203 million to $212 million annually for seven years.
PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton gave a spirited defense Thursday of her campaign proposals and her lead in the Democratic primaries after she was disrupted by a group of Bernie Sanders supporters ahead of her home state's primary.
A few minutes into Clinton's remarks on the campus of Purchase College, about 20 Sanders supporters shouted, "If she wins, we lose," and then began walking out. Clinton responded sharply, "The Bernie people came to say that. We're very sorry you're leaving," as the crowd chanted, "I'm with her!"
