By Cynthia Reugh for The Spokesman-Review | Source: The Spokesman Review, Spokane WA Aaliyah Osteen and her 2-year-old daughter, Presley. (Courtesy The high school graduation rate for teen mothers paints a bleak picture. According to the Centers for Disease Control...
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Innovation High School: Ibrahim Daniel’s initial disappointment at changing schools turned to acceptance
By Joe Everson for The Spokesman-Review | Source: The Spokesman Review, Spokane WA Innovation senior Ibrahim Daniel plans to attend Washington State. (Courtesy) Ibrahim Daniel had just won the lottery, but he didn’t feel like celebrating. Almost seven years ago,...
Catalyst Bremerton Families: Why We Love Our School
Catalyst Public Schools | Bremerton is a K-8 charter public school, founded and launched by Amanda Gardner and Tatiana Epanchin. The Bremerton community expressed demand and need for an additional public school option for families, and the school co-founders brought...
Favian Martinez (Rainier Prep) at Pathfinders 2022
By Favian Martinez I am a proud founding student from Rainier Prep’s Class of 2019. I am currently a senior at O’Dea High School. My sights are set on Seattle University to study psychology and to play on their soccer team. As I look back at starting...
Kaleeya Balwin (Lumen High School) at The Power of Student Voice – LEV Foundation Virtual Event
Source: League of Education Voters Celebrating the Power of Student Voice!Students know best when it comes to reimagining our education system and they are not afraid of speaking up to address the many areas of inequity. LEV organized a virtual event for an online...
Game Changers Suzet and Tiara: Demonstrating School Values in Every Lesson
Spokane International Academy (SIA), a charter public school in Spokane, promotes a global, values-centered education in its elementary and middle school programs. Suzet Teodoro and Tiara Pschaida, are delivering this vision with passion and fun for their scholars...
How Dustin Dacuan is making college more accessible
Dustin Dacuan, speaking at an advocacy day in Olympia in 2018 As the Regional Director of College Readiness for Summit Public Schools in Washington, Dustin Dacuan is focused on creating a supportive system that allows students to adopt a college-ready mindset. For...
Meet Jimena and Kamaria: Summit Sierra’s Game-Changing Alumnae
Jimena Talamantes ‘20 and Kamaria Lyles ‘19 were first attracted to Summit Sierra, a Washington charter public high school, because of its strong commitment to preparing scholars for college and life. Today, they have chosen different career interests and schools on...
Aileen’s story: a journey to confidence and self-advocacy at Rainier Prep
Aileen, an 8th grader at Rainier Prep, a charter public middle school Talking over a Zoom call, the new normal for students in the age of COVID-19, Aileen shared her journey from a traditional public school to Rainier Prep, a charter public school in Highline,...