Charter School Resources

Our curated collection of the latest resources and updates on charter school issues in Massachusetts

Fact Sheet: The #TruthAboutCharters

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Need a useful guide to some of the key facts and fiction about Massachusetts charter schools? MASC's new fact sheet uses data from the MASC Who is Being Served by Massachusetts Charter Schools? Report as well as State Auditor Suzanne Bump's 2014 audit of DESE oversight of charters (pdf).

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Fact Checking the Governor's New Pro-Charter Website

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Massachusetts education advocate and parent John Lerner has an interesting perspective on the recently launched "Fact Check" website posted today on his blog. Lerner takes issue with the site's claim that MA charters are the highest performing schools in the state, using BPS data to illustrate his point.

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MASC Special Report on Massachusetts Charter Schools

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MASC Special Report: Who is Being Served by Commonwealth Charter Schools?

MASC Research Report Finds Charter Schools Significantly Underserve Special Needs, ELL, High Risk Student Populations

MASC brought this and related testimony to the Joint Education Committee hearing on proposed charter school legislation in Massachusetts.

For more information, see the complete MASC “Who is Being Served” report on Massachusetts charter schools and the MASC Press Release.

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