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Statement in response to the I-1240 lawsuit
In response to the recent lawsuit filed challenging the voter-supported I-1240 initiative, the Washington State Charters Schools Association issued a statement that can be found below. Note that the Association also answered some frequently asked...
Editorial: Charter Schools Association an ally in shaping new schools
This editorial about the Association ran in The Seattle Times on Sunday, July 7. SKEPTICS and proponents of charter schools have a new ally. The Charter Schools Association sees the potential of innovative nontraditional public schools,...
Coalition’s suit challenges state’s charter-schools law
The drama over whether to allow charter schools in Washington state is getting another act. A coalition led by the state teachers union filed a long-awaited lawsuit Wednesday, turning to the courts after state voters narrowly approved the schools...
Community activist and grandmother learning from others
Yalonda Gill Masundire is a community activist and grandmother who lives in southeast Seattle. She supports public charter schools because she wants all students to have access to an excellent public education. Yalonda believes the flexibility that...
Reporting from the National Charter Schools Conference
Today kicks off the National Charter Schools Conference, Delivering on the Dream, in Washington, D.C., and for the first time ever, a contingent of Washington state public charter schools supporters are attending. The group of a dozen includes...
Districts split over charter schools
Washington voters have decided they want to add charter schools to the education mix in the state, and the three largest districts are taking different approaches to the question: What should charter schools mean to our community? Seattle has...
Five important results from new charter school study for Washington state
On Monday, the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University released The National Charter School Study 2013. It is an update and expansion of CREDO’s 2009 Multiple Choice, the first study to take a comprehensive look at...
Federal Grant Opportunity for Washington Public Charter School Developers
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement recently announced that public charter school developers located in Washington state are eligible to apply for federal start-up funds. The deadline to apply is July 12 at 4:30...
Gig Harbor mom determined to open one of Washington’s first charter schools
Privately run, publicly funded schools will begin opening in our state in the fall of 2014, after Washington voters gave their approval to a charter school initiative last year. Only eight will be authorized in the first year, but Calyn Holdaway is...