For Immediate Release | December 15, 2015 Schools could close if Legislature doesn’t act—final ruling creates added urgency SEATTLE – Last week, the State Supreme Court passed down its official mandate, confirming a poorly reasoned decision throwing out the voter...
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Public Charter Schools Narrow in on Solution to Keep Schools Open Through 2015-16 School Year
For Immediate Release | December 9, 2015 Supporters outline legislative solution that reflects spirit of voters SEATTLE — Washington’s public charter schools are narrowing in on a stopgap solution that would keep eight of the state’s voter-approved charter schools...
House Democrat Sawyer Announces Support for Public Charters
For Immediate Release | December 2, 2015 Pierce County democratic leader calls upon fellow legislators to fight for our most vulnerable kids, keep local schools open Seattle—In response to the state Supreme Court’s recent refusal to reconsider its September decision...
WA Charters Statement on Supreme Court’s Refusal to Reconsider Ruling
For Immediate Release | November 20, 2015 Today’s decision from the Washington State Supreme Court denying both Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s and the Washington State Charter Schools Association’s motions to reconsider the unfair September ruling that threatens to...
Act Now for Washington Students: Coalition to Protect Washington’s Public Charter Schools Launches
For Immediate Release | November 17, 2015 School closures would displace, harm more than 1,100 students, primarily from families of color and communities struggling with poverty Seattle – Parents, students and education advocates announced a new coalition today...
Attorney General Ferguson Submits Powerful Brief Urging Court to Fund Public Charter Schools, Latest in a Week of Strong Support
For Immediate Release | October 30, 2015 Plaintiffs ‘Myopic’ in Ignoring Damage to Students that Loss of Funding Would Cause Seattle—Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson submitted a brief yesterday afternoon urging the Washington State Supreme Court to keep public...
Gregoire, McKenna and two other former Attorneys General challenge state Supreme Court ruling on charters
For Immediate Release | October 28, 2015 Four Former AG’s File Brief Urging Court to Reconsider Ruling That Threatens to Close Public Schools, Could Have Broad Implications Across Multiple State Programs AG’s: “Reconsideration is appropriate” Seattle – A bipartisan...
WA Charters and other Intervenors ask state Supreme Court to reconsider charter school ruling
For Immediate Release | October 23, 2015 Seattle— Today, the Washington State Charter Schools Association (WA Charters), along with other intervenors, filed a motion asking the Washington State Supreme Court to reconsider its charter school ruling. WA...
WA Charters Asks Supreme Court to Delay Charter School Ruling
For Immediate Release | October 1, 2015 On Wednesday, September 30, the Washington State Charter Schools Association joined Attorney General Bob Ferguson in filing a motion asking the Court to delay the effective date of its ruling until the end of the school year...
Updated: WA Charters Statement on Yesterday’s State Supreme Court Ruling
For Immediate Release | September 5, 2015 WA Charters is shocked and deeply disappointed with the State Supreme Court’s ruling, which rejected the public charter school law that voters approved in 2012—recognized as one of the strongest in the nation. The decision was...