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First Washington District Chosen to Authorize Charters

First Washington District Chosen to Authorize Charters

The 29,000-student Spokane Public Schools in Eastern Washington has been tapped to be the first school district in the state to authorize charter schools, following voters' approval of charters in the 2012 election. The district was approved as a charter authorizer by...

First Washington District Chosen to Authorize Charters

Spokane to have first charter school

Spokane could have the first charter school in Washington by next fall. It will be a historic and controversial development closely watched by school administrators, teachers, politicians and education reformists throughout the state. Voters approved charter schools...

First Washington District Chosen to Authorize Charters

Rules for charter schools approved

An independent panel Thursday approved the rules it will follow in authorizing Washington's first charter schools early next year. Meeting at Everett Community College, the Washington Charter School Commission spelled out what potential operators must put in their...

First Washington District Chosen to Authorize Charters

Ahead of the Curve

There are 295 school districts across the state of Washington. And so far only one, Spokane Public Schools, has opted to become a charter school authorizer. One reason, Superintendent Shelley Redinger says, is because local district leadership has experience in the...

First Washington District Chosen to Authorize Charters

Spokane Public Schools step closer to charter schools

Spokane Public Schools is on its way to establishing the first charter school in Washington. That should come as no surprise: Superintendent Shelley Redinger announced the district’s desire for a charter school before final votes were tallied on the initiative in...

First Washington District Chosen to Authorize Charters

Districts split over charter schools

Washington voters have decided they want to add charter schools to the education mix in the state, and the three largest districts are taking different approaches to the question: What should charter schools mean to our community? Seattle has decided to basically...

First Washington District Chosen to Authorize Charters

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 string of...