For Immediate Release | August 16, 2016 Contact: Maggie Meyers at (724) 263-9826 Enrollment for Washington’s Charter Public Schools In Full Swing as Schools Expand for Second Year SEATTLE, WA – Washington’s eight operating charter public schools are expanding and...
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Washington State Charter Schools Association Issues Statement
For Immediate Release | August 3, 2016 CONTACT: Cynara Lilly at (206) 915-7821 Lawsuit flies in the face of voters, bipartisan legislative effort to save local public schools El Centro de la Raza, League of Women Voters, unions attempt to close schools serving...
Prospective Families Flock to Tacoma Charter Public Schools Open House Tour
For Immediate Release | July 29, 2016 Tacoma’s Small, Personalized, and Academically Rigorous Schools Welcome Families as They Gear Up for Growth in Second Year TACOMA, WA — More than 70 parents, children, and neighbors gathered yesterday evening for a bustling...
Parents Take the Reins of WA Charters’ Parent Leadership & Engagement Programming
For Immediate Release | July 28, 2016 Steering Committee Launches in Partnership with Somali Parent Education Board to Develop Parent Leadership Curriculum Kicking Off at Two School Sites in the Fall BURIEN, Wash. – In partnership with the Somali Parent Education...
Summer Learning in Full Swing
For Immediate Release | July 21, 2016 Contact: Maggie Meyers at (724) 263-9826 Summer Learning in Full Swing at Washington’s Charter Public Schools SEATTLE, WA – Washington’s charter public schools know the summer months present a unique opportunity to get creative...
WA Senate Votes YES for Students, Passes Bipartisan Bill 6194
For Immediate Release | June 23, 2016 Bipartisan Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk, Advocates Urge Inslee to Sign Into Law OLYMPIA — Legislators in the Washington State Senate voted today to approve a bill that will save public charters schools and create a long term path...
WA Senate Votes YES for Students, Passes Bipartisan Bill 6194
For Immediate Release | June 23, 2016 Bipartisan Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk, Advocates Urge Inslee to Sign Into Law OLYMPIA — Legislators in the Washington State Senate voted today to approve a bill that will save public charters schools and create a long term path...
Release: House Education Committee Votes Against Moving SB 6194 Forward
For Immediate Release | June 23, 2016 Education committee votes down bill as kids watch; 15 days remain to save schools OLYMPIA, WA — A bill that would save public charter schools and reinstate the 2012 voter-approved law was killed by Democrats in the House of...
Sen. Steve Litzow and Rep. Larry Springer Earn National Honors as Public Charter School Champions
For Immediate Release | May 4, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC — As part of National Charter Schools Week, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools today honored Washington State Sen. Steve Litzow (R-Mercer Island) and Rep. Larry Springer (D-Kirkland) as Champions...
WA Senate Votes YES for Students, Passes Bipartisan Bill 6194
For Immediate Release | March 10, 2016 Bipartisan Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk, Advocates Urge Inslee to Sign Into Law OLYMPIA — Legislators in the Washington State Senate voted today to approve a bill that will save public charters schools and create a long term...