Senate panel advances charter school moratorium despite vocal opposition campaign

Senate panel advances charter school moratorium despite vocal opposition campaign

Sen. Melissa Murray, a Woonsocket Democrat, is seen during Senate Committee on Education meeting on June 2, 2026. (Screencap/CapitolTV)A $72,000 ad campaign in favor of charter schools did not deter a Rhode Island Senate panel on Tuesday from advancing a proposed three-year moratorium on new and expanded charter schools in the Ocean State. The Senate Committee on Education’s 8-1 vote on the bill — S2787, sponsored by Woonsocket Democratic Sen. M…