BOSTON – The political debate surrounding charter school expansion is playing out in classrooms across the Commonwealth, with teachers from traditional public schools and public charter schools openly campaigning on both sides of a ballot initiative that would expand the number of Massachusetts charters, the Boston Globe reported last week.
Currently, there are 78 public charter schools in Massachusetts. If approved, Question 2 would allow the state to grant 12 new charters a year.
BOSTON — A Pioneer Institute report is countering claims by the "No on Question 2" crowd that charter schools do not adequately serve special needs students.
The Hub-based think tank that specializes in free market advocacy released its report Thursday morning, which quickly raised put opponents of the ballot question on the defensive:
