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Spokane International Academy Finds New Facility for Primary and Middle School
For Immediate Release | September 26, 2019 Spokane International Academy (SIA) announced that it has found a new facility to bring their two campuses together. Located on East Magnesium Road in Spokane, the building is nearly 100,000 square feet and will enable the...
Washington State Charter Schools Association Awarded Federal Charter School Grant
For Immediate Release: September 24, 2019 Contact: Maggie Meyers at maggie@wacharters.wpenginepowered.com or (724) 263-9826 Funds will support new, innovative school models, and replication and expansion of high-performing charters statewide Seattle, WA—The...
Back to School Season in Full Swing for Washington’s Charter Public Schools
For Immediate Release | Thursday, August 28, 2019 Contact | Maggie Meyers at maggie@wacharters.wpenginepowered.com or (724) 263-9826 Seattle, WA—The 2019-20 school year has officially kicked off at most of the state’s charter public schools. This...
A charter public school saved my life – and could change yours
By Karla Soto Mullins I was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, the fifth of eight children. My mother became a widow at a very young age, and when I was four years old, she had the opportunity to come to the United States so that she could provide a better life for...
Una escuela pública autónoma me salvó la vida y podría cambiar la suya
de Karla Soto-Mullins Nací en Culiacán, Sinaloa, México, la quinta de ocho hijos. Mi madre se quedó viuda a una edad muy temprana, y cuando yo tenía cuatro años, tuvo la oportunidad de venir a los Estados Unidos para poder brindarnos una vida mejor. Sin embargo, no...
Join us November 14!
Join WA Charters for our second annual Game Changers Breakfast, a fundraiser and celebration for Washington’s growing sector of innovative charter public schools. Designed to close systemic opportunity gaps, Washington’s charter public schools are founded on the...
Four Washington Schools Join Prestigious NewSchools Venture Fund Cohort to Reimagine K-12 Learning
For Immediate Release | Monday, July 1, 2019 CONTACT | Maggie Meyers, maggie@wacharters.wpenginepowered.com or 724.263.9826 NewSchools Funding and management assistance will fuel efforts to launch new, innovative school models Seattle, WA—The Washington State Charter...
Lumen High School Approved to Open Charter Public High School for Teen Parents in Spokane
For Immediate Release | Friday, June 28, 2019 CONTACT | Maggie Meyers, maggie@wacharters.wpenginepowered.com or 724.263.9826 Spokane, WA—On June 26th, Spokane Public Schools approved Lumen High School to open a charter public school that seeks to serve teen parents...
Newest Cohort of School Leadership and Design Fellows Announced
For Immediate Release | Wednesday, June 11, 2019 CONTACT | Maggie Meyers, maggie@wacharters.wpenginepowered.com or 724.263.9826 Four Groups Begin a Journey to Open New, Rigorous, Equity-Focused Charter Public Schools Across Washington in 2021 and 2022 Seattle—Today,...
Our Statement on Green Dot Destiny and Excel Public Charter School Closure Announcement
For Immediate Release | June 7, 2019 The Green Dot Public Schools Washington’s Board of Directors voted to close two of its schools at the end of the current school year: Destiny Middle School in Tacoma and Excel Public Charter School in Kent. Both of these schools...