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Gov. Baker pushing his charter school bill on Beacon Hill
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2015/10/gov_baker_pushing_his_charter_school_bill_on_beacon_hillGov. Baker pushing his charter school bill on Beacon Hill
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to testify at a public hearing on his proposal to let the state add up to a dozen new or expanded charter schools each year outside the existing cap in Massachusetts.
The Republican governor unveiled the bill last week and will try to persuade members of the overwhelmingly Democratic House and Senate to agree to the changes.
Baker has said his bill would focus new charter school growth in districts that are performing in the bottom 25 percent statewide.
Baker will offer testimony in favor of his bill at a hearing before the Legislature's Education Committee on Tuesday morning.