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Senators to meet, closing in on bill addressing charter schools

Senators to meet, closing in on bill addressing charter schools

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STATE HOUSE — Two months after Senate leaders committed themselves to trying to break through the hard-line positions of charter school expansion proponents and opponents, the ad-hoc group of senators trying to write a bill that could pass that branch are closing in on a final proposal. After extensive private meetings with senators in 2015, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg in late January tasked four senators with attempting to write a bill that could potentially satisfy ballot petitioners l

STATE HOUSE — Two months after Senate leaders committed themselves to trying to break through the hard-line positions of charter school expansion proponents and opponents, the ad-hoc group of senators trying to write a bill that could pass that branch are closing in on a final proposal. After extensive private meetings with senators in 2015, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg in late January tasked four senators with attempting to write a bill that could potentially satisfy ballot petitioners l…