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First Place in Central District Seattle is a special place. You feel it when you walk in the doors of the historic Odessa Brown building. You see it when you look at the colorful tile murals of thanks. You hear it when you talk with the staff and volunteers. The...
As a parent, it can sometimes be difficult to find the right information you need for guiding your child’s education. With all of the websites, blogs, and Twitter feeds constantly pushing out content, it can be an overwhelming task to find accurate and useful...
As we’ve written previously, Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) recently published a study that looked at charter schools in 26 states across the country, comparing students’ gains in academic achievement with their peers in...
Education Week is hosting a free webinar with experts from Colorado and California to discuss the challenges and best practices in securing facilities for public charter schools. The webinar will be on Thursday, August 1, from 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST) to 12 p.m. PST...
Across the country, charter schools are playing an important role in providing educational opportunities for students from all backgrounds. New research from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University suggests that charter schools may...
Last week, education and charter school leaders met in Washington, D.C. for the 2013 National Charter School Conference, where Arne Duncan provided a powerful call to action for charters to continue to innovate and find even more ways to support students, particularly...
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...
In response to the recent lawsuit filed challenging the voter-supported I-1240 initiative, the Washington State Charters Schools Association issued a statement that can be found below. Note that the Association also answered some frequently asked questions regarding...
This editorial about the Association ran in The Seattle Times on Sunday, July 7. SKEPTICS and proponents of charter schools have a new ally. The Charter Schools Association sees the potential of innovative nontraditional public schools, but is smartly...