Help us stop RI Senators from making a wrong turn in RI's path to offering a high-quality public school option to RI children.

On Wednesday, June 17th, The Senate Education Committee is scheduled to vote on S-87, a bill that would impose a moratorium on future charter school growth by requiring local town councils and school committees to approve applications. As written, the bill also calls for a STOP to local funding for new children whose parents choose to enroll them in a public charter school beyond fiscal year 2015.

Just this year, 13,579 public charter school applications were submitted for a mere 1,871 seats.  This is an indication that there is a strong demand for public school choice and that members of the Senate should not support any bill that would take away RI families’ access to a high-quality public school choice.  Furthermore, stopping local funding from following children who attend a public charter school will leave families scrambling for an educational choice that meets their needs and expectations.

To learn more about the dramatic impact this bill would have on RI families, please read the following piece: http://bit.ly/1MXcjo0