New Bedford’s Mayor Mitchell opposes charter school proposal in letter to Massachusetts Gov. Baker

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan have sent a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker today, detailing their strong opposition to the proposed Innovators Charter School.

The state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is holding a public hearing on the proposal from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, in the Kilburn Event Center at Kilburn Mill, 127 W. Rodney French Boulevard in New Bedford.

Read letter in full here.