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R.I. House approves bill that would automatically enroll all public school students in eligible charters
PROVIDENCE – The House of Representatives approved a bill last night that would automatically enter all public school students into charter school lotteries, a measure long championed by Rep. Edith H. Ajello of Providence.
The bill has the support of the Rhode Island Mayoral Academies, which includes the state’s two largest charter networks, Achievement First and the Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy, located in northern Rhode Island. After some initial misgivings, the Rhode Island Department of Education also backs the measure.
Currently, families must apply or “opt into” a charter public school. This bill, which now goes to the Senate, would automatically enroll students into eligible charters and allow them to decline an invitation to enroll if their child is accepted. Most charter schools draw children from specific districts.�