Public Charter Schools Are One Way We Can Restore Full Confidence in Public Education
I-1240 (creating a public charter school system): Some 41 states already have such schools. They came into being a generation ago in response to complaints…
I-1240 is a Real Step to Bring More Innovation Into Our Public Schools
The education reform movement has been gaining speed across the country, and a pair of important ballot initiatives next week in Washington and Idaho will…
Op-Ed: Why Teachers Will Love Charter Schools
By Liv Finne Washington Policy Center Bob Dean is a public school teacher and a supporter of Initiative 1240, the ballot measure to allow public…
The Yakima Herald Endorses YES on 1240 – A Tool to Improve Our Public Schools
… A charter school is a public school that is open to all students but operates independently of district management and administrative rules. The rest…
I-1240 Draws Support from Former Charter School Opponent
Sixteen years ago, in another chilly October, parent and school-levy volunteer Lisa Macfarlane managed a phone bank for the anti-charter-school campaign. Back then, Macfarlane believed…
Longview Daily News: YES on 1240 to Strengthen Teaching and Improve Student Performance
…[I-1240] would allow up to 40 charter schools to be instituted statewide over the next five years. Compared to the 2,325 public schools that exist…
Voters Should Approve I-1240 to ‘Create More Opportunities for Children to Learn’
… Charter schools are publicly funded, independent schools established by teachers, parents or community groups that abide by terms of a charter with a local…
Beyond the Debate: Public Charter Schools Part of Overall Solution for Public Education
…[I-1240] supporters say Washington is ready now to join the 41 other states that offer families the charter choice. Voters will have a say, again,…
Kitsap Sun Endorses YES on 1240!
Initiative 1240: This measure would open the door slightly to publicly funded charter schools. If approved, it would authorize up to 40 schools in the…
Past Issaquah PTSA President: Our Kids Can’t Wait – Vote YES on 140
As a public school parent and a past President of the Issaquah PTSA Council, I know firsthand that our traditional public school system does a…
