Massachusetts Democratic Party votes to oppose expanding charter school access

The Massachusetts Democratic State Committee on Tuesday passed a resolution opposing a ballot question that would expand access to charter schools.

"Charter schools are actually interfering with the public school system in many ways," said Steven Tolman, president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, who introduced the resolution.

The resolution passed on a voice vote, with only a handful of Democrats dissenting, according to several people who attended the meeting in Lawrence. Around 270 of approximately 400 state committee members were present.

"It was deafening support for the resolution, with a smattering of voices not in favor of the resolution," said Democratic State Committee Vice Chairwoman Debra Kozikowski of Chicopee.

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