Brittany Horn is reporting in the Times Union thousands of students, parents and educators from across the state rallied at the Capitol Wed., Mar. 4, in support of charter schools. The event was paid for by the pro-charter advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools. The advocates came to the Capitol in support of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's latest set of education reform proposals, including an increase to the cap limiting the number of charters statewide, and a plan to put chronically under-performing public schools in receivership. Organizers put attendance at 13,000; the state police said the event, held in East Capitol Park, was permitted for 7,500. Approximately 450 buses, most from New York City, brought people from 160 schools or groups, according to organizers. Families for Excellent Schools is funded in part by the Walton Family Foundation, founders of Wal-Mart. Read the full story in the Times Union.