Tim Nicolette News Today

Nearly all of Boston’s 15 independently-run charters are struggling to boost MCAS scores, which tumbled after buildings closed during the pandemic, and are grappling with sharp increases in student absences.

Three decades after the landmark legislation was passed, the state still has far more work to do, according to education analysts and a review by the Globe.

Charter schools are not private entities. They are a vital part of the public education system.

(The Center Square) – Massachusetts lawmakers are reviewing more than a dozen bills about statewide charter schools as the debate over the education option is weighed against traditional public schools.

(The Center Square) – Massachusetts lawmakers are reviewing more than a dozen bills about statewide charter schools as the debate over the education option is weighed against traditional public schools.