On Tuesday, November 18, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it would transition oversight of education programs, previously overseen by the ED, to the U.S. Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services. Washington State...
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Our Statement on Garfield High School Shooting
We stand with the families, students, teachers and administrators of Garfield and Seattle Public Schools in expressing our deep sadness by the act of gun violence that claimed the life of a Garfield student yesterday. That even one more death occurs after the loss of...
Our Statement on Nashville school shooting
Our hearts break for and with the families of the three children and three adults killed yesterday in Nashville, and all families and communities that have experienced loss and trauma due to gun violence. The relentless tragedy of school shootings is gut-wrenching. As...
Our Statement on Impact PSE Charter Renewal
Yesterday, Impact Puget Sound Elementary (Impact | PSE) received a two-year renewal of its charter from the State Charter School Commission. Impact | PSE serves students ranging from transitional kindergarten (TK) to 5th grade and has recently shown favorable...
Our Statement on Ingraham High School shooting
Our hearts are with the family of the student killed yesterday at Ingraham High School in Seattle, and the entire Ingraham and Seattle Public Schools community, following yesterday’s school shooting. As a nation, we must urgently, deeply, and continuously...
Our Statement in Response to U.S. Dept. of Education’s Preview of Finalized Charter Schools Program Rules
A preview of the final rules for the administration of the Charter Schools Program and grant competition released by the U.S. Department of Education last Friday look to be less harmful than the Department’s original proposal. In March, the original proposal received...
Our Statement on the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
While WA Charters exists to support and advocate for charter public schools, we recognize that we cannot effectively do our work if we are not responsive to the needs of our communities and the issues that impact community members’ lives beyond the walls of schools....
Our Statement on Gun Violence Buffalo and Uvalde
This month, we have collectively witnessed two more hateful, tragic, and completely avoidable acts of terror, with the targeted killing of ten innocent Black people in Buffalo, New York, and today, with the killing of at least 19 innocent elementary school children...
Our Statement on Summit Public Schools 2019-20 State Audit
WA Charters takes the audit findings around the issue of certification for 26 Summit public school teachers in 2019-20 very seriously. By law, charter public schools in WA are required to be staffed by certified teachers with the same limited exception that applies to...