A Turning Point for the Charter School Movement

A political battle is being waged over charter schools in Massachusetts right now, and it's a microcosm of the state of the charter debate across the country. In the lead-up to a November ballot measure in which voters will decide whether or not to lift the state's cap on charter schools, known as Question 2, Democrats passed a resolution this month opposing charter school expansion. The resolution states that the pro-charter campaign is "funded and governed by hidden money provided by Wall Street executives and hedge fund managers." In response, the pro-charter group Democrats for Education Reform drafted a letter to the coalition behind the resolution, called the "No on 2" campaign, claiming that they misrepresented Democrats' attitude towards charters.  Read more.