Senate bill ties charter expansion to education investments

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 c

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 c…