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New Poll Shows Strong Support to Lift Charter Caps in Gateway Cities.

 

Charter study demonstrates need to immediately address charter cap issues.

 

Read Governor Patrick's press release on the award of Race to the Top funding.

 

View video clips of the Race to the Top Coalition launch and press conference.

 

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Listen to the radio advertisement run by the Race to the Top Coalition in support of education reform.


News

News

Some of the articles below require subscriptions to The Boston Globe online.

May 13, 2013, The Boston Globe, editorial, Where district schools falter, state should add more charters

May 10, 2013, The Boston Globe, Will the city’s new mayor be pro-charter?

May 8, 2013, The Boston Globe,Charter school advocates want cap removed in Mass.

May 8, 2013, Boston Herald, editorial, More school reform

May 7, 2013, wgbhnews.org, Menino, at State House, Pushes City-Controlled Charter Schools

May 7, 2013, wickedlocal.com, Activists tell lawmakers to stay on task with education reform

May 6, 2013, 90.9 WBUR,Push To Expand Charter Schools

May 1, 2013, nbcnews.com,Principal fires security guards to hire art teachers — and transforms elementary school

Aprli 8 2013, Commonowealth, Charter numbers game

April 3, 2013, The Boston Globe, A new actor appears on schools stage

March 10, 2013, The Wall Street Journal, New Front in Charter Schools

March 8, 2013, Boston.com, Charter School Results Too Goo to Ignore, Scot Lehigh opinion

January 2, 2013, More Boston schools need flexible turnaround rules, Boston Globe editorial

Oct. 22, 2012, Boston.com, Boston school officials propose converting Marshall Elementary into a charter school

Sep. 22, 2012, Boston Globe, Opinion, Failing South Boston school makes a turnaround

Sep. 19, 2012, Boston Globe, Many schools in state lagging on MCAS

Sep. 17, 2012, Boston Globe, Latest MCAS results reflect gains

July 26, 2012, Boston.com, State receives 22 proposals to open charter schools

June 5, 2012, WBUR-FM, Boston turnaround school makes significant progress

April 24, 2012, Boston Globe, Advocates seeking more charter schools

Nov. 10, 2011, Boston Globe, Reforms pivotal for struggling schools

Sep. 21, 2011,Boston.com, Underperforming schools show MCAS improvement

February 7, 2011, Boston.com, Rise of the charter schools

Aug. 26, 2010, Boston Globe, editorial, For Mass., reform bears fruit

 

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