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Senior Spotlight: Elizabeth Chase, Innovation High School (PRIDE), Spokane
Elizabeth Chase Finding Community at Innovation Who says math and the humanities don’t mix? Not Elizabeth Chase. Her love for art, people, and math blends seamlessly through her high school career and into her future ambitions. Elizabeth is...
Senior Spotlight: Amari Troutt, Innovation High School (PRIDE), Spokane
Amari Troutt If Amari Troutt could impart one piece of wisdom to younger scholars at PRIDE Schools, it would be to take advantage of all the opportunities afforded to them. Amari is graduating this spring from Innovation High School, part of the...
Our statement on the most recent acts of police violence
Our hearts are with the grieving families of Adam Toledo, Daunte Wright, and all victims of racist violence and their loved ones. Our systems of policing are making a continued statement that Black and Brown lives do not matter. For Black and Brown...
Our Statement on the March 16th Atlanta Shooting and Attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
We are heartbroken and sickened by the violence that occurred yesterday in Atlanta, GA, resulting in serious injury and tragic loss of life. We send out our deep condolences to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community...
One Year of COVID-19: What the Pandemic Means for Scholars’ Mental Health
March 2021 marks a bleak milestone - one-year of COVID-19-caused closures of school buildings across the country. When Washington’s public charter schools started closing and shifting their programs online, they also stepped up to support the needs...
Game Changers Suzet and Tiara: Demonstrating School Values in Every Lesson
Spokane International Academy (SIA), a charter public school in Spokane, promotes a global, values-centered education in its elementary and middle school programs. Suzet Teodoro and Tiara Pschaida, are delivering this vision with passion and fun...
On the Biden and Harris Inauguration
Today, the United States participated in one of the most fundamental pillars of our democracy – the peaceful transition of power. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been sworn in as the 46th President and Vice-President of the United States in an...
Changemaking Through an International Lens at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy
Erica and Nya on bikes Multilingual Learner Coordinator, Erica Carmichael, joined the staff of Rainier Valley Leadership Academy (RVLA) – a charter public school in South Seattle – just over a year ago. Her daughter, Nya, is also a student there....
A letter from our CEO on Wednesday’s events in the Capitol
Dear Charter Community, Yesterday’s violent insurrection in our nation’s Capitol was a direct assault on our democracy and has left us reeling. Personally, I am feeling a mix of anger, grief, and dismay, as well as deep concern over how students,...