PRIDE Prep Middle School and Innovation High
Spokane
Grades Served: 6-10 in 2018-19, expanding to 6-12
Focus: College preparatory, leadership development
Website: http://prideprepschool.org
Address: 811 E Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA 99202
Love is essential. Watch these Spokane International Academy 2nd graders share a powerful tribute to Dr. King.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. entered Morehouse College at the age of 15 in 1944. Watch this The 74 video and learn more about how Dr. King’s education shaped his life’s work and changed our nation.
Dr. Howard Fuller reflects on the fight for making education work for families living in poverty: “Whatever it’s called, the fight to make education work for America’s poorest families, to empower poor parents to choose the best education for their children and to make sure those choices are excellent and equitable must continue.”
Did you know that there are about 6,855 public charter schools and counting in the U.S.? Read more.
Come connect with local professionals to learn and share more about games and game design principles as they apply directly to classrooms at the Education & Games Industry Breakout. All levels of experience with games are invited. This event is free with dinner provided, on February 25th, at the Pacific Science Center, starting at 6:30 PM.
Don’t miss WAnderlust Weekend: Educational Equity in an Innovation Economy on February 1 & 2. There will be district & charter school visits, a hiring fair, informational breakout sessions, and the annual Winter Soiree on Saturday evening in the Pacific Tower’s panoramic room!
A community helps build its dream school! Last night, more than 30 parents, students, and community members attended Cascade Public School’s community design forum to help co-construct their dream public high school, proposed to open in South King County in Fall 2020. Stay tuned for details Cascade’s next forum in Sea Mar in March!
According to the 2018 Schooling in America Survey, 43 percent of parents surveyed indicated that they were “very satisfied” with charter schools, compared to just 26 percent of parents at district schools.
ICYMI: Applications are now open for WA Charters’ two 2019 leadership fellowships: School Leadership and Design and Aspiring Leaders.
Our six-month, cohort-based Aspiring Leaders Fellowship grounds community, business, education, and policy professionals who are new to the charter public school sector in all aspects of Washington’s growing charter sector.
Our School Leadership and Design Fellowship (SLDF) is a year-long, cohort-based program that facilitates the design, authorization and opening of high-quality charter public schools designed to serve systemically underserved students in Washington.
Find out if one of these might be a great fit for you! The deadline is Feb. 8
Come connect with local professionals to learn and share more about games and game design principles as they apply directly to classrooms at the Education & Games Industry Breakout. All levels of experience with games are invited. This event is free with dinner provided, on February 25th, at the Pacific Science Center, starting at 6:30 PM.
Did you know that about 5% of the U.S. student population attend charter public schools? That’s 2.8 million students. Read more in the 2018 Schooling in America Survey.
ICYMI: Check out this The Seattle Times article about Credo at Stanford University's first study on Washington state charter public schools. The study showed that English Language Learners enrolled in charter schools experience significantly higher learning growth than peers enrolled in traditional public schools.
Don’t miss WAnderlust Weekend: Educational Equity in an Innovation Economy on February 1 & 2. There will be district & charter school visits, a hiring fair, informational breakout sessions, and the annual Winter Soiree on Saturday evening in the Pacific Tower’s panoramic room!
Six out of 10 Americans (61%) say they support public charter schools. Read more about the findings of the 2018 Schooling in America Survey!
ICYMI: Check out this The Seattle Times article about Credo at Stanford University's first study on Washington state charter public schools. The study showed that English Language Learners enrolled in charter schools experience significantly higher learning growth than peers enrolled in traditional public schools.