Measure on the ballot in the 2016 Multistate 2016 General Election in Mississippi.
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Get StartedA "yes" vote supports the authorization of up to twelve new charter schools or enrollment expansions in existing charter schools per year
A "no" vote maintains the current cap on charter school expansion
Gives parents the right to choose the best public schools for their children, in support of Question 2 (Learn more)
Charter schools offer longer school days and more individual attention, and have a proven record of closing the achievement gap for kids trapped in failing school districts, in support of Question 2 (Learn more)
Many students are stuck on waiting lists under the current cap on charter school expansion, in support of Question 2 (Learn more)
Every time a new charter school opens or expands, it takes funding away from the public schools in that district, in opposition to Question 2 (Learn more)
Charter schools are not accountable to the local taxpayers who fund them, in opposition to Question 2 (Learn more)
If this measure passed, the number of charter schools in Massachusetts could nearly triple in just ten years, in opposition to Question 2 (Learn more)
Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 3, 2016? This proposed law would allow the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to approve up to 12 new charter schools or enrollment expansions in existing charter schools each year. Approvals under this law could expand statewide charter school enrollment by up to 1% of the total statewide public school enrollment each year. New charters and enrollment expansions approved under this law would be exempt from existing limits on the number of charter schools, the number of students enrolled in them, and the amount of local school districts' spending allocated to them. If the Board received more than 12 applications in a single year from qualified applicants, then the proposed law would require it to give priority to proposed charter schools or enrollment expansions in districts where student performance on statewide assessments is in the bottom 25% of all districts in the previous two years and where demonstrated parent demand for additional public school options is greatest. New charter schools and enrollment expansions approved under this proposed law would be subject to the same approval standards as other charter schools, and to recruitment, retention, and multilingual outreach requirements that currently apply to some charter schools. Schools authorized under this law would be subject to annual performance reviews according to standards established by the Board. The proposed law would take effect on January 1, 2017.
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