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Why Not You Academy Highlight: Build 2 Lead hosts successful Melanin in Medicine Event!
Source: Build 2 Lead Build 2 Lead hosts successful Melanin in Medicine Event! Build 2 Lead, in partnership with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH), the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Why Not You Academy (WNYA), hosted the first annual...
Fundraising Learning Series: Donor Newsletter Tips from Charter Public Schools Communications Specialists
See their bios here. What are your school’s communications strategies to cultivate and steward donors? Rowena (Impact Public Schools): E-news is one part of our donor cultivation strategy. We include donors in our e-newsletters where we highlight...
Our Statement on Impact PSE Charter Renewal
Yesterday, Impact Puget Sound Elementary (Impact | PSE) received a two-year renewal of its charter from the State Charter School Commission. Impact | PSE serves students ranging from transitional kindergarten (TK) to 5th grade and has recently...
Fundraising Learning Series: Q&A with James Heugas, Washington State Charter School Development
Facility Financing 101 Facility Financing Charter school operators require access to different forms of project funding over the course of facilities development. Beyond typical fundraising, which generally acts as a leave-behind equity...
Our Statement on Ingraham High School shooting
Our hearts are with the family of the student killed yesterday at Ingraham High School in Seattle, and the entire Ingraham and Seattle Public Schools community, following yesterday’s school shooting. As a nation, we must urgently, deeply, and...
Public Education and Charter Options: Urban Native Perspectives
The history of public education in America is complicated and rife with institutional and systemic racism. For Indigenous people in particular, American public schooling in the 19th and 20th century was brutal, characterized by forced assimilation...
Haid’s Story
By Haid Bloxham, Co-President, Finance and Operations Since stepping into the role of Co-President of WA Charters alongside Natalie and Rekha, I have been reflecting on why education has been a north star for me and my career. First day of first...
Rekha’s Story
By Rekha Bhatt, Co-President, Innovative Schools Each fall, as a new school year kicks off, I reflect on my own experience with schooling and what drives me in this work. This year, I am entering my 16th year in education. I started my professional...
Fundraising Learning Series: Q&A with Gina Fafard, BoardOnTrack
What are some effective ways you've seen board members support charter schools? One of the most effective ways board members can support their charter schools is to clearly understand their roles and responsibilities and maintain a relationship...