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Washington School Districts Intending to Be Charter School Authorizers
April 1 was the deadline for school districts to submit a notice of intent to the State Board of Education (SBE) to apply to become a charter school authorizer. SBE is tasked with approving the local school boards that can authorize charters and...
Information being gathered on charter schools for PSD board
The Peninsula School District is taking it slow as it looks into the possibility of becoming a charter school authorizer, with Superintendent Chuck Cuzzetto gathering information on the subject for the school board. On March 21, the school board...
12 state school districts agree to authorize charter schools
A dozen Washington school districts have sent letters to the state Board of Education indicating intent to authorize charter schools starting in 2014, beating a Monday deadline. The twelve districts include Bellevue, Battle Ground, Eastmont,...
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...