The bulk of the money, $ 990,000, went to Great Schools Massachusetts, a committee set up to support a ballot question about lifting state caps on charter schools, but the question failed. (btu.org)
Among the Department of Education's criteria were statewide longitudinal data systems, evaluation of teacher and principal performance, strategies for improving low - performing schools and the removal of state caps on charter schools. (usc.news21.com)
Flanagan (R - LI), who has been the biggest obstacle in the mayor's search for a lengthy extension of mayoral control of schools, is still seeking a lifting of the state cap on charter schools — a move the mayor has said isn't yet necessary. (nypost.com)