A look at the charter schools expansion bill in RI

Charter school moratorium bill advances to House floor in Rhode Island

A bill to pause new and expanded charter schools in Rhode Island for three years cleared a House committee and is headed to the House floor.

A look at the charter schools expansion bill in RI

It's the last week of the legislative session and there's still at least one major decision for lawmakers to make around the future of charter schools in Rhode Island.

House panel advances charter school moratorium legislation, sending it to House floor - Stateline Publications

A mural inside Segue Institute for Learning, an independent public charter school in Central Falls. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)More than four months after its introduction, the Rhode Island House’s version of a bill to impose a three-year moratorium on new charter schools passed the chamber’s Committee on Education in an 8-3 vote Monday. The education panel passed an amended version of H7415 — sponsored by Rep. Mary Messier,…

House panel advances charter school moratorium legislation, sending it to House floor - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise

A mural inside Segue Institute for Learning, an independent public charter school in Central Falls. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)More than four months after its introduction, the Rhode Island House’s version of a bill to impose a three-year moratorium on new charter schools passed the chamber’s Committee on Education in an 8-3 vote Monday. The education panel passed an amended version of H7415 — sponsored by Rep. Mary Messier,…

House panel advances charter school moratorium legislation, sending it to House floor - The Mexico Ledger

A mural inside Segue Institute for Learning, an independent public charter school in Central Falls. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)More than four months after its introduction, the Rhode Island House’s version of a bill to impose a three-year moratorium on new charter schools passed the chamber’s Committee on Education in an 8-3 vote Monday. The education panel passed an amended version of H7415 — sponsored by Rep. Mary Messier,…

House panel advances charter school moratorium legislation, sending it to House floor - Seward Independent

A mural inside Segue Institute for Learning, an independent public charter school in Central Falls. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)More than four months after its introduction, the Rhode Island House’s version of a bill to impose a three-year moratorium on new charter schools passed the chamber’s Committee on Education in an 8-3 vote Monday. The education panel passed an amended version of H7415 — sponsored by Rep. Mary Messier,…