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Teen parents often struggle to find belonging in their community. Their access to education is difficult and sometimes feels impossible. Many young parents find themselves leaving school before completion and isolated while caring for their child.Lumen High School, a...
Washington was one of the first states to mandate school closures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. School administrators and teachers across the state mobilized to transition to alternative methods of teaching and learning. Washington's charter public schools...
Three Washington charter public schools – Rainier Prep, Summit Public School Atlas, and Summit Public School Sierra – are receiving special recognition during Washington School Recognition Week (April 27 – May 1). The Washington State Board of Education, the...
Today, we all find ourselves in a challenging world. Stay-at-home orders and school building closures mean that all learning has moved online and the personal connections in school settings are now digital. Schools, students, families and the community have all had to...
Summit Sierra students got a surprise 'zoom-in' from two Seahawks during virtual school.Impact Public Schools has launched weekly Impact At Home lesson plans and teachers are providing read-alouds.Willow Public Schools in Walla Walla has been busy creating meal boxes...
Jama is such a great helper for me. He’s so good at math he helps me manage our family budget and calculates every dollar we spend. He has so much to bring to the world. That’s why I’m really happy that we were able to enroll him at Cascade Midway Academy, which is a...
Jama I’m 13 and love soccer. I’m the middle-sibling of three, and our mom works so hard to make sure all of us are doing our very best. When she’s not working, she’s making sure we’re all doing our homework or teaching me how to cook family recipes. For a while, I...
April 11, 2020The Seattle Times | By Bob CondottaSurprise! Seahawks Quandre Diggs and Michael Dickson zoom into virtual classes at Seattle high school Like all of their counterparts throughout the state, the students at Summit Sierra High School in Seattle have had to...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to our schools and communities. WA Charters is working alongside our members, our supporters, and our partners to ensure equitable, high-quality education for all students in the face of the crisis. As we work...