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Thank You for Supporting Charter Public School Students!
Thanks to our community's collective advocacy efforts, we have achieved a big victory: the state’s biennial operating budget includes enrichment funding for all charter public school students. Together, we successfully persuaded legislators to...
Celebrating Black History & Futures Across Our Schools
There aren’t enough months to celebrate Black History & Futures - especially when the triumphs, innovations and culture of the community has such a growing and evolving impact on society. We have been so proud to feature programs and lessons...
WA Charters’ Black History Resource Library
At WA Charters, we believe in Cultural Humility. We commit to listening, leading with compassion and honesty, and celebrating all cultures in order to build trust and authentically support community restoration and empowerment. February is Black...
WA Charter Public School Leaders at #DCSC2024
Earlier this month, WA Charters School Leaders enjoyed learning and spending time in community with national charter school peers at the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition's 10th Anniversary Convening! Dr. Pedro Noguera reminded us what it takes to...
Happy Valentine’s Day: A Summit Atlas Story
Source: Summit Public Schools blog | February 6, 2024 Brad + Kristen = A Passion for Math…and Each Other Brad Earl and Kristen Smith have a lot in common. As the 9th- and 10th-grade math teachers at Atlas, they both share a commitment to the craft...
SBE: Mastery-based Learning Grows with State-funded Support
Source: The Washington State Board of Education - Olympia, WA | December 12, 2023 Washington State Board of Education Announces Second Cohort of Grantee Schools for Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative In a pioneering effort by the state...
Rainier Prep Celebrates Community Diversity
Washington state charter public schools are community-rooted. As tuition-free public schools that are open to all, charter public schools offer their students access to opportunities that they may not have been finding elsewhere. And the classrooms...
Charter Public Connections: Operations Community of Practice
In our state, charter public schools are located from the heart of Puget Sound to the Palouse. While limited in number, the WA charter public school sector is outsized in its spirit of collaboration, coordination, and connection. We have to be....
Back to School: Welcome to School Year 2023-24!
You’ve had time away from teacher’s voices, we wanted to empower them to welcome our students and families back to school. The countdown to the first day of school is on! Teachers in Washington’s charter public schools are excited to greet students...