Press Releases

For Immediate Release | September 4, 2015 Today, the Washington Supreme Court issued its ruling on public charter schools in our state. Legal experts are carefully reviewing the decision to determine how it will be applied, and we will have a full statement as soon as...

For Immediate Release | August 17, 2015 WA Charters celebrates schools that will serve more than 1,100 students in Western Washington and Spokane SEATTLE, Wash. — August 17, 2015 – Today, the first three of eight new public charter schools opened their doors, kicking...

For Immediate Release | August 13, 2015 New public school options will soon be available to Walla Walla and West Seattle area students and families after the Washington State Charter School Commission today authorized Willow Public School and Summit Public School:...

For Immediate Release | July 23, 2015 WALLA WALLA, Wash. – July 23, 2015 – The Washington State Charter Schools Association (WA Charters) is excited to share that this evening, the Washington State Charter School Commission will host a public forum for Willow Public...

For Immediate Release | June 23, 2015 Washington joins 39 charter support organizations nationwide in signing first-of-its-kind commitment to holding schools accountable for student success SEATTLE – Today, the Washington State Charter Schools Association (WA...

For Immediate Release | June 18, 2015 Today, the Washington State Charter School Commission rejected a motion to revoke First Place Scholars’ charter contract, instead imposing a twelve-month probation with additional conditions that the school must satisfy in order...

For Immediate Release | March 2, 2015  In anticipation of the state’s first charter school lotteries happening this evening in Spokane, Washington State Charter Schools Association (“WA Charters”) CEO Thomas Franta issued the following statement: “On behalf of WA...

For Immediate Release | January 28, 2015 Washington’s voter-approved charter school law is the fourth strongest in the nation, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ annual state-by-state comparison of charter school laws released today....

For Immediate Release | October 9, 2014 Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced new grants to help expand and open high-quality public charter schools across the nation. These grants specifically provide support to charter schools that are committed to...