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Earlier this month, the Washington State Charter School Commission — the governing body and main authorizer for charter public schools in Washington — voted to approve Impact | Puget Sound’s plan to expand into middle and high school grades.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Oklahoma’s ban on religious charter schools safeguards the constitutional separation of church and state, protects public funds for Washington’s 17 charter public schools, and reaffirms that millions of charter students nationwide can keep accessing a high-quality, tuition-free public education with full civil-rights protections.

We understand that President Trump’s Executive Order 11155 may create uncertainty about the supports and resources available to students, families, and public schools across the United States, and that it also raises concerns about disruptions to critical services for students and teachers, oversight of educational quality, and critical protections that ensure all students have the resources and opportunities needed to thrive during their time in public schools.

It is crucial that teachers and school staff of the Global Majority are supported in their roles with the resources, community, and opportunities to support their professional development. Check out these resources for BIPOC educators.

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 folks this loss,...

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 and every family and...

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 of scholars,...