charter schools

Mayor Jon Mitchell is talking taxes and offering some reasons behind the recent property tax increase in the City of New Bedford. Speaking on his weekly radio program on WBSM, the Mayor said the increase was due in part to mandates set by the state...

(AP) - Voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have expanded the number of charter schools in Massachusetts by up to a dozen a year. Proponents had expressed disappointment earlier Tuesday evening. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker had campaigned for the referendum...

Below are the four statewide referendums you will see on your ballot today.

Governor Charlie Baker stopped in New Bedford Thursday as he continues to advocate for lifting the cap on charter schools across the Commonwealth with less than a week until Election Day.

There are numerous reasons to support more charter schools in the Commonwealth. The recurring, nauseating theme School Committees, teacher unions and other opponents tirelessly chirp against charters: they take money away traditional schools...

The New Bedford School Committee has officially joined the list of around 190 other school committees in the state opposing question 2. The ballot question for the upcoming November election asks to lift the cap set on charter schools in Massachusetts...

Two proposed ballot questions that could strongly influence public education in Massachusetts will be aired on Beacon Hill. One of the measures scheduled for a hearing Monday before the Education Committee would allow up to a dozen new or expanded charter schools each year outside of existing state caps...

A panel of state and local education officials answered questions about the state of education Saturday at New Bedford's Bethel A.M.E. Church as part five of a six-part black history series.

With numerous efforts in recent years to remove the cap set on charter schools in Massachusetts, New Bedford School Committee member Josh Amaral wants to make sure that doesn't happen. On Monday, the School Committee agreed to send a letter to the state supporting limits on the number of charter schools allowed in New Bedford and Massachusetts...

Governor Charlie Baker's proposal to lift a cap on charter schools has some local opposition.