City tells charter applicants to file again with the state
The city has told nearly 20 prospective charter school leaders who originally asked the city for charters that they need to start the process over with the state.
The move begins to fill in the hazy picture of how the city’s role in granting and overseeing charters is changing as a result of charter school legislation passed in May. It suggests that the city might be losing some of its autonomy in authorizing charters, but still plans to stay involved in the chartering process.
The new law doubled the number of charters allowed in the state. It also created some confusion over jus