The measure would direct state education officials to give priority to applications in the lowest - performing 25 percent of school districts and those with long waiting lists for charter seats. (bostonglobe.com)
They believe the district is rejecting bids to open new charters out of fear that a push to double the number of charter seats in L.A. could harm the district's bottom line. (scpr.org)
James Merriman, the C.E.O. of the New York City Charter School Center, said last week that the new slots, combined with charter networks that are planning to expand, will allow for about 60,000 new charter seats in New York City over the next several years. (politico.com)