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Rhode Island lawmakers just slammed the brakes on charter school expansion with a three-year ban and capped existing ones—despite already pouring billions into public education and still seeing shaky reading and math scores. Governor Dan McKee, once a charter school cheerleader, signed it into law, possibly to win over teachers’ unions ahead of his primary. Meanwhile, he’s been blocked from joining a federal school choice program that would let families redirect taxes to private school scholarships—a move Trump championed. Critics say the program’s safeguards aren’t even finalized, making the block premature and politically motivated. The debate boils down to whether Rhode Island should lock education funding locally or let federal priorities shape student futures—no easy answers, and the long-term impact’s still up in the air.

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