http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1033904
Business Leaders for Charter Public Schools in Massachusetts is calling on legislators to lift a cap that currently limits charter schools to nine percent of local school districts' budgets. A bill currently before the state legislature would raise the cap to 20 percent. "If (students) don't come out of high school with good skills, they won't have a shot at a good job -- and that's bad for them and horrible for the economy," said Akamai Technologies chief Paul Sagan. The group is also calling for increased funding for charter schools. Some teacher unions officials and traditional school superintendents oppose the group's efforts to increase support for charters.
Source: Boston Herald
Date: 09/30/2007
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