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Helping Muslim Students and Families Feel Seen, Heard and Valued During Ramadan
By Erum Mohiuddin, Director of Operations at Whatcom Intergenerational High School Prior to moving to Washington state, where I am the Director of Operations at Whatcom Intergenerational High School in Bellingham opening to students and families this fall, I was...
Lummi Nation, Xwotqwem (Whatcom County) Teen Named A 30 Under 30 Changemaker
May 11, 2021
Why Our Work Must Continue Beyond Chauvin’s “Guilty” Verdict
Yesterday’s guilty verdict of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd is a step towards accountability; however, Black Americans continue to be killed disproportionately by police and the systemic racism that fuels that violence continues to...
Our statement on the most recent acts of police violence
Our hearts are with the grieving families of Adam Toledo, Daunte Wright, and all victims of racist violence and their loved ones. Our systems of policing are making a continued statement that Black and Brown lives do not matter. For Black and Brown folks this loss,...
Our Statement on the March 16th Atlanta Shooting and Attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
We are heartbroken and sickened by the violence that occurred yesterday in Atlanta, GA, resulting in serious injury and tragic loss of life. We send out our deep condolences to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and every family and...
One Year of COVID-19: What the Pandemic Means for Scholars’ Mental Health
March 2021 marks a bleak milestone - one-year of COVID-19-caused closures of school buildings across the country. When Washington’s public charter schools started closing and shifting their programs online, they also stepped up to support the needs of scholars,...
Game Changers Suzet and Tiara: Demonstrating School Values in Every Lesson
Spokane International Academy (SIA), a charter public school in Spokane, promotes a global, values-centered education in its elementary and middle school programs. Suzet Teodoro and Tiara Pschaida, are delivering this vision with passion and fun for their scholars...
Spokane International Academy Approved to Expand from K-8 to K-12
February 23, 2021
State Commission Unanimously Approves Renewal of Four Washington Charter Public Schools, Cites a Track Record of Success
December 21, 2020
On the Biden and Harris Inauguration
Today, the United States participated in one of the most fundamental pillars of our democracy – the peaceful transition of power. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been sworn in as the 46th President and Vice-President of the United States in an inauguration ceremony...