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By Cynthia Reugh for The Spokesman-Review | Source: The Spokesman Review, Spokane WA The high school graduation rate for teen mothers paints a bleak picture. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only half will receive a diploma. Many in this group face emotional challenges from past trauma and abandonment. Those issues are … Read More
By Joe Everson for The Spokesman-Review | Source: The Spokesman Review, Spokane WA Ibrahim Daniel had just won the lottery, but he didn’t feel like celebrating. Almost seven years ago, Daniel’s mother and sister had entered him into a drawing that selected students for admission to Pride Prep, a grade 6-8 charter school that was … Read More
Please note the answers were transcribed from a video interview and have been lightly edited for brevity. Tell me a little bit about yourself and your journey to fundraising and philanthropy. I consider myself a servant leader. Philanthropy and the meaning of philanthropy is the love of humankind or humanity. I have had the pleasure … Read More
By: Charter Schools Supporter “Teachers who love teaching, teach children to love learning.” – Robert John Meehan When I was a kid, my mom was always encircled by piles of construction paper cut-outs and heavy-duty totes holding wooden blocks and books. Working from home is a newer concept today, especially since the pandemic has kept … Read More
Saturday, May 6, 2023 was WA Charters Sixth Annual Conference! Click below to listen to our event’s land acknowledgement video shared by Representative Debra Lekanoff. We are honored to learn from Rep. Lekanoff AND we must go beyond learning and acknowledgements. We encourage you to take an action to support a youth-focused Indigenous organization in … Read More
Our hearts break for and with the families of the three children and three adults killed yesterday in Nashville, and all families and communities that have experienced loss and trauma due to gun violence. The relentless tragedy of school shootings is gut-wrenching. As a nation, we must urgently and continuously address the hatred and intolerance … Read More
Source: South Seattle Emerald “Rainier Prep’s eight years of outstanding academic results despite inequitable public funding and investment reflects how we have leveraged our flexibility as a charter public school —which comes in exchange for higher levels of accountability — to be nimble and adapt to the specific needs of our students and their learning.” — … Read More
By Natalie Hester, Co-President, External Affairs When I think about my “education story” it is impossible for me to think just about my own K-12 and higher education years. As a mother raising two brilliant daughters in South Seattle – a joyful, culturally rich community that is chronically overlooked and systemically under-resourced—my “education story” spans … Read More
Catalyst Public Schools | Bremerton is a K-8 charter public school, founded and launched by Amanda Gardner and Tatiana Epanchin. The Bremerton community expressed demand and need for an additional public school option for families, and the school co-founders brought deep experience leading other high-performing charter public schools across the country to help make the … Read More