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You are here: Home / Local Member News / Cambridge City Council says NO to Raising the Charter School Cap

Cambridge City Council says NO to Raising the Charter School Cap

April 5, 2016

Cambridge City Council says NO to Raising the Charter School Cap.

Tonight the Cambridge City Council debated and voted the resolution below.  The vote was 5 Yes (McGovern, Kelley, Simmons, Maher, Mazen); 3 No (Carlone, Devereux and Toomey) 1 Absent (Cheung).
 
VICE MAYOR MCGOVERN
COUNCILLOR KELLEY 
WHEREAS: The creation of charter schools has created a two-tiered educational system that draws resources away from the broad group of public school students to serve a narrow select few; and   
WHEREAS: A recent initiative is seeking to expand charter schools in the state by allowing the authorization of up to twelve new charters in a year; and   
WHEREAS: Lifting the cap on charter schools would divert even more resources from the traditional public school system – resources such as qualified teachers and money that would improve district schools; and   
WHEREAS: Many educational organizations, including teachers’ unions vocally oppose charter expansion; now therefore be it   RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record in opposition to raising the cap on charter schools, supporting the improvement of district public schools and the equitable division of educational resources; and be it further  
RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to the elected Cambridge delegation in the House and Senate, and to Governor Baker on behalf of the entire City Council.

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