Maine Senate Rejects Charter Schools, But...
Submitted by Bill Schulz on June 8, 2009 - 4:32pm
By a vote of 20-14, the Maine Senate this afternoon narrowly rejected a bill already passed by the House to make Maine the 41st state with charter schools. The vote came despite impassioned speeches on the floor of the Senate...
...like this one from Senator Carol Weston (R - Waldo) who cited the strong bi-partisan support for charter schools - including that of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and the Obama Administration...
Our many thanks and congrats to those in Maine who worked to get this bill as far as it did. Not missing a stride, minutes ago they vowed to introduce it again in January. Stay tuned...
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