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Our Statement on Ashé Preparatory Academy
For Immediate Release | October 16, 2019 WA Charters CEO Patrick D'Amelio released the following statement, in response to the news of Ashé Preparatory Academy's closure. “We were deeply troubled to learn that Ashé Preparatory Academy has suspended...
Meet the Aspiring Leader: Louis Guiden
By Louis Guiden, WA Charters 2019 Aspiring Leader A Louisiana native, I’ve been in Seattle for 26 years. I came to the Northwest hoping to escape some of the realities of the South. I didn’t want to be held down by the racism I experienced growing...
Meet the Aspiring Leader: Karla Soto Mullins
By Karla Soto Mullins, WA Charters 2019 Aspiring Leader I know first-hand that our country’s educational systems are profoundly inequitable. My own education was defined by inequities until I had the opportunity to attend a charter high school....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...