Unlimited number of charter schools possible in Mass. if ballot initiative is passed
Charter school supporters file a ballot question Wednesday that would allow for an unlimited number of charter schools in Massachusetts. Special-interest groups face a 5 p.m. deadline to file initiatives with the attorney general for the November 2010 ballot. Gov. Deval Patrick proposes to double the number of charter schools in districts with the lowest MCAS scores. But supporters worry that plan will not get through the Legislature. They say if the governor’s proposal does pass, they may drop the initiative.