For Immediate Release | October 22, 2013 WA Charters fellow Kristina Bellamy-McClain will lead meetings in Tacoma to discuss community needs and answer questions about public charter schools TACOMA – A series of public forums will take place in Tacoma to engage...
Press Releases
Summit Public Schools and Green Dot Public Schools Applying to Come to Washington
For Immediate Release | October 22, 2013 NEWS RELEASE WA Charters Announces Summit Public Schools and Green Dot Public Schools Applying to Come to Washington Proven Charter Operators to Join Local Public School Leaders in Building a High-Quality Charter School Sector ...
News Release: School Leader Hosts Community Forums in Spokane to Discuss Charter Schools
For Immediate Release | October 16, 2013 WA Charters fellow Brenda McDonald will lead meetings in Spokane to discuss community needs and answer questions about public charter schools SPOKANE – A series of public forums will take place in Spokane to engage communities...
News Release: School Leader Hosts Community Forums in South King County to Discuss Charter Schools
For Immediate Release | October 16, 2013 WA Charters fellow Maggie O’Sullivan will lead meetings in South King County to discuss community needs and answer questions about public charter schools SEATTLE – A series of public forums will take place in South King County...
News Release: Longtime Charter School Leader Joins WA Charters
For Immediate Release | October 14, 2013 Washington State Charter Schools Association (WA Charters) today announced that respected public education and charter school leader Marta Reyes-Newberry will serve as its interim chief executive officer. Reyes will lead WA...
Spokane Approved as Charter School Authorizer
For Immediate Release | September 11, 2013 - Washington State Charter Schools Association (WA Charters) board chair Chris Korsmo issued the following statement on today’s action by the Washington State Board of Education to approve Spokane Public Schools as the...
Association Statement: I-1240 Lawsuit
For Immediate Release | July 8, 2013 – Public charter schools are part of a range of solutions that will enable every child in Washington to have access to a great education. Washington parents and voters agreed with this when they approved Washington’s charter school...
New Washington organization created to support high-quality public charter schools
For Immediate Release | May 22, 2013 Contact: Mary Beth Lambert, League of Education Voters, Phone: (206) 335-0191, marybeth@educationvoters.org The Washington State Charter Schools Association is a new statewide nonprofit that will support the start-up of...
Voters approve I-1240 to allow the option of public charter schools in Washington
For Immediate Release | November 10, 2012 Contact: Chris Barron, Phone: (206) 625-9655, Chris@partnership4learning.org Vote will provide new opportunities for thousands of Washington students Seattle, Washington – After comprehensively reviewing ballot returns to...
Teachers United Endorses Initiative 1240, the Washington Public Charter Schools InitiativeTeachers Group Supports Measure as Effective Approach to Helping Struggling Students
For Immediate Release | September 21, 2012 SEATTLE – Teachers United, a young and growing statewide organization of teachers dedicated to improving public education, announced today that it has endorsed Initiative 1240, a measure that will authorize a limited number...