{"id":3040,"date":"2026-06-18T20:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3040"},"modified":"2026-06-18T20:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:34:32","slug":"r-i-governor-signs-three-year-ban-on-charter-schools-into-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3040","title":{"rendered":"R.I. governor signs three-year ban on charter schools into law"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PROVIDENCE \u2014 No new charter schools will be approved to open in Rhode Island until at least 2029, after Governor Dan McKee, a longtime charter advocate, signed a bill that places a three-year moratorium on new charters and permanently lowers the cap on the total number.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The bill was a major priority of public-sector teachers\u2019 unions, who argued the funding situation at traditional public schools has become dire. Tuition at charter schools is paid by the sending school district where the child lives. Overall enrollment declines have also decreased funding to public schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some circumstances that we need to address,\u201d McKee told reporters after signing the bill on Thursday. \u201cThere\u2019s been about a 10,000 reduction in students since I\u2019ve been governor. …There\u2019s a funding formula that we need to address, and this pause \u2014 the moratorium \u2014 is going to give us a chance to really work through those issues, and also continue to make sure that the charter schools are delivering.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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