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Spady continues his pursuit of charter-school success

Spady continues his pursuit of charter-school success

No name is more synonymous with charter school fights in Washington the past two decades than Spady. Ever since Jim and Fawn Spady moved their son out of a Seattle public school and into a private one in 1994, they've been on the front lines of a...

AP article on Washington State Charter Schools Association

AP article on Washington State Charter Schools Association

With the opening of Washington's first charter school likely 15 months away, more dollars from Seattle's tech economy are flowing toward groups that want to change the way the state thinks about public schools. In November, Washington became the...

Getting Washington’s charter schools right from the beginning

Getting Washington’s charter schools right from the beginning

BY MARTA REYES-NEWBERRY Working with teachers, school districts, local leaders, parents, and state officials, we can build a public education system that works best for Washington’s students. It is that time of year. The mad dash to the school-year...

Introducing the Washington State Charter Schools Association

Introducing the Washington State Charter Schools Association

Welcome to the Washington State Charter Schools Association website. The Association is a new statewide nonprofit that will support the start-up of high-quality public charter schools, with a focus on serving at-risk populations and students...

Steps Toward Charter Schools

Steps Toward Charter Schools

This blog originally appeared in Seattle's Child Last November, Washington voters approved an initiative that allows the creation of up to 40 public charter schools over five years. The first public charter schools in Washington will...

Washington State Charter School Commission elects leadership

Washington State Charter School Commission elects leadership

The newly formed Washington State Charter School Commission charged with authorizing charter schools and holding them accountable met this week and elected their leadership. Steve Sundquist, former President of the Seattle School Board, was chosen...