Now, a group of parents is fighting against legislators who are trying to block the expansion of public charter schools for families who want out of the broken system one that has failed students for decades.
On Monday, Janie Seguí Rodríguez, the founder of Stop the Wait RI, said on GoLocal LIVE the efforts to block the expansion of charter school seats are unfair to Black and Brown children in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island State Senators Maryellen Goodwin, Ryan Pearson, Sandra Cano, and Ana Quezada have been leading the effort to reverse the decision by the Rhode Island Board of Education to expand public charter schools.