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Oran: The truth about Massachusetts' charter schools
As a progressive Democrat myself, I am concerned that after reading Shawn Fitzgibbons' and Alison Leary’s opinions on Question 2, your readers might be left with several misconceptions about the ballot question that would lift the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts.
Read MoreBaker goes door to door in search of charter school votes
DORCHESTER >> Gov. Charlie Baker was three-for-three canvassing for the charter school ballot question in Dorchester Tuesday when he met Ingrid Beckles on her front porch.
Read MoreCivil Rights Leaders Call On NAACP To Reconsider Charter Moratorium
Last month over 160 African American education leaders signed a letter calling on the NAACP to reconsider the proposed national “moratorium” on public charter schools:
September 21, 2016
Dear Esteemed NAACP Board Members,
Read MorePOV: Massachusetts Voters Should Vote Yes on Question 2
Among the important decisions facing Massachusetts voters at the ballot box in November is whether to allow expansion of charter schools in low-performing (primarily urban) districts that are at or nearing the state’s enrollment cap.
Read MoreQuestion 2 foes spreading fear in suburbs
Opponents of Question 2 to allow more public charter schools in low-performing school districts have been employing scare tactics to spread fear about its impact, arguing it would result in uncontrolled growth of public charter schools that would bankrupt district schools.
Read MoreWhat if your kids were stuck in a poorly performing school?
IT MAY SEEM like a strange recommendation: Ignorance as an aid to thoughtful analysis.
But as you contemplate Question 2, which would allow a dozen more charter schools each year in Massachusetts regardless of current caps, try donning a veil of ignorance for a minute or two.
Read MoreWillful Selection Bias Vilifies Charter Schools
RCEd Commentary
The battle lines are drawn on Massachusetts’ Ballot Question 2 on whether to lift the statewide cap on public charter schools: Hope vs. fear.
Read MoreCharter Schools: It's An Issue Of Civil Rights
Question 2 on the ballot in November asks whether the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education may increase the number of charter schools in Massachusetts by 12 each year.
Read MoreYES: Charters and traditional public schools can co-exist
In the run-up to a November ballot initiative that would allow more charter schools to open in Massachusetts, charter and traditional public schools have been cast in an adversarial relationship. But that isn't always the case.
Read MoreLetter: Don't deny chance for decent education
The reason that charter schools exist is that there are many schools that don't offer the kind of education that we deserve for the money that we pay, most often in poor inner-city communities where parents don't have the option to move their children elsewhere.
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