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A Family’s Experience: Attending a Charter School
Today is the first meeting of the newly appointed Washington State Charter Commission. To mark the occasion, Seattle native Keith Palmer shares his family’s story of attending a charter school in Arizona. Keith Palmer grew up in Seattle, his dad...
Washington State Charter School Timeline
April 1 was the deadline for school districts to submit a notice of intent to be a charter school authorizer. Thirteen districts from across the state -- in rural and urban communities, and both east and west of the Cascades -- sent...
Meet Washington State’s Charter School Commission
Gov. Jay Inslee this morning announced the appointments to this commission this a.m. in a joint statement with Lt. Gov. Brad Owen and House Speaker Frank Chopp. Gov. Inslee’s appointees are: Former Seattle School Boardmember Steve Sundquist; Doreen...
New charter school commission can learn from other states
Based on 20 years of experience in other states, the nine members of the recently appointed State Charter School Commission are in for hard work, long hours and difficult deliberations. Whether or not charter schools in Washington produce quality...
State Leaders Announce Appointments for Charter School Commission
From the Governor's Press Office: Governor Jay Inslee, Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen and House Speaker Frank Chopp announced their appointments today to the state’s new Charter School Commission. Last November, voters approved Initiative 1240 to...
Editorial: Strong appointees power state’s charter-school commission
The nine appointed to Washington’s new charter-school commission could offer a powerful vision on non-traditional public schools. WASHINGTON’S newly appointed charter-school commission holds strong promise for delivering on expectations of...
In Our View: WEA Targets Initiative 1240
Union's challenge to charter schools seems to ignore message of the voters As expected, the teachers union has filed a legal challenge to Washington's new charter school law, Initiative 1240, which was approved by voters last fall. The Washington...
WA Charter School Law Ranked as 3rd Best
An annual analysis of charter school laws ranks Washington's at the top The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today announced the release of its annual rankings of state charter school laws across the country, listing...
State Board of Ed Reviews Charter Draft Rules
The State Board of Education met this week to review and discuss draft rules for the state’s first public charter schools. Members of the Washington Coalition for Public Charter Schools attended the public meeting to continue its leadership efforts...