McKee signs charter school moratorium bills with five days to spare, ending uncertainty

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 1,510

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Gov. Dan McKee signed into law Thursday a three-year moratorium on new charter schools in the Ocean State, embracing a pause on the local growth of an educational model with which he has long been associated.

“The circumstances have changed,” McKee told reporters Thursday.

Back in 2021, McKee suggested he’d veto a similar, albeit unsuccessful, piece of legislation. Part of the bedrock in the governor’s political brand had been his push for the creation …

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