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SBE: Mastery-based Learning Grows with State-funded Support
Source: The Washington State Board of Education - Olympia, WA | December 12, 2023 Washington State Board of Education Announces Second Cohort of Grantee Schools for Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative In a pioneering effort by the state legislature and the Washington...
Why Not You Academy: A School Pioneering a New Approach to Education
By RayJaun Stelly | Source: The Seattle Medium The Why Not You Academy (WNYA), co-founded by former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara, caters to 9th-12th grade students in South King County. The academy offers a re-imagined approach to...
Lumen High School opens doors for teen mother who doesn’t want to be another statistic
By Cynthia Reugh for The Spokesman-Review | Source: The Spokesman Review, Spokane WA Aaliyah Osteen and her 2-year-old daughter, Presley. (Courtesy The high school graduation rate for teen mothers paints a bleak picture. According to the Centers for Disease Control...
Innovation High School: Ibrahim Daniel’s initial disappointment at changing schools turned to acceptance
By Joe Everson for The Spokesman-Review | Source: The Spokesman Review, Spokane WA Innovation senior Ibrahim Daniel plans to attend Washington State. (Courtesy) Ibrahim Daniel had just won the lottery, but he didn’t feel like celebrating. Almost seven years ago,...
Anessa Rodriguez (Lumen High School): Charter school students deserve equal funding
Source: The Spokesman Review, Spokane WA “We should be heard. We should be seen. We deserve better.” — Anessa Rodriguez, Charter public school student at Lumen High School By Anessa Rodriguez From the day they’re born, as they grow and learn, every parent imagines...
More students, more grades: Kitsap’s first charter school growing in its second year
Published here on the Kitsap Sun - Peiyu Lin First-grade students gather in class at Catalyst Public Schools in Bremerton's Manette neighborhood Jessica Correa transferred her son from View Ridge Elementary School in Bremerton this fall, in search of an atmosphere...
Parent Perspective: For my family, it’s about the freedom to choose the best fit
Since the State Supreme Court ruled Washington’s voter-approved public charter school law unconstitutional, we’ve heard from hundreds of parents who passionately want to see charter schools continue—as they’re already seeing positive results in their kids. For parents...
Center on Reinventing Public Education: Washington’s First District Authorizer Approaches Charters with a Collaborative Mindset
Washington State voters approved a charter school initiative in 2012—its fourth appearance on the ballot—making Washington the 42nd state to allow charter schools. Spokane Public Schools (SPS) submitted its application to authorize charter schools shortly after the...