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In The News

  • South Seattle Emerald | OPINION | Inequitable State Funding Must Not Limit Students’ Future Success | March 23, 2023 
  • The Spokesman Review | Anessa Rodriguez: Charter school students deserve equal funding | March 9, 2023
  • Bellingham Herald, Tacoma News Tribune, Tri-City Herald | WA charter schools give hope to Black students. Shortchanging them is an injustice | February 22, 2023
  • The Seattle Times | WA charter school funding perpetuates systemic inequality | February 8, 2023
  • The Columbian | In Our View: County’s first charter school a positive step | January 27, 2023

 

  • The Wenatchee World | Opinion: Jill Finies: Preliminary data supports Pinnacles Prep’s efforts | December 7, 2022
  • Westside Seattle | Op-ed: I’m a Washington teacher and I love my job | October 7, 2022
  • South Seattle Emerald | Black History Today: Natalie Hester, champion for all children | March 27, 2022
  • The Seattle Times | Charter School Audit is Accountability in Action | March 15, 2022
  • The Seattle Times | Leave Charter-School Funds in the Budget | March 2, 2022
  • The Well News | Life as a Glass of Lemonade: Lessons for Success From Public Charter School Students | February 8, 2022
  • The Seattle Times | Fix the Law to Improve Charter Schools | January 23, 2022

 

  • Seattle Medium | Washington State Legislature Has A Courage Gap When It Comes To Education | Marcus Harden | July 14, 2021
  • The Seattle Times | Black Students Overwhelmingly are Not Receiving the Education They Deserve | Shirline Wilson | June 11, 2021
  • Morning Consult | In America’s National Reckoning With Race, Equity in Education Is Still an Issue | Baionne Coleman & Nina Rees | May 10, 2021
  • Clark County Today | Systemic discrimination in the public schools; legislature cuts funding for public charter schools’ | April 27, 2021
  • The Spokesman-Review | Shauna Edwards, Travis Franklin and Brenda McDonald: Educational justice for charter public school students requires equitable funding | March 30, 2021
  • The News Tribune | Fix unjust funding for Washington state charter schools including ours in Tacoma | March 21, 2021
  • Kitsap Sun | Charter schools deserve equitable funding | March 15, 2021
  • South Seattle Emerald | Black History Today: Baionne Coleman | Marcus Harden | February 5, 2021
  • Seattle Times | Extend window of opportunity for new public charter schools | Jan 22, 2021
  • 4 News Now | ‘It’s important’: How a Spokane school is teaching about the Ukraine crisis in real-time | March 1, 2022
  • Portland Inno | Tech-focused charter school comes to the Portland area | January 22, 2022
  • People | Russell Wilson, Ciara Hand Gifts To Students For Completing Inaugural Semester At New Academy | December 23, 2021
  • Vancouver Business Journal | Rooted School set to open in Vancouver in August 2022 | December 20, 2021
  • Gonzaga University | Creating the Next Generation of Global Citizens | November 2, 2021
  • The Spokesman-Review | Lighting the Way: Shauna Edwards starts a school for teen parents | October 28, 2021
  • The 74 | As the Pandemic Set In, Charter Schools Saw Their Highest Enrollment Growth Since 2015, 42-State Analysis Shows | September 22, 2021
  • Kitsap Sun | More students, more grades: Kitsap’s first charter school growing in its second year | September 19, 2021
  • PBS Tacoma | Impact Charter School Opens | September 2, 2021
  • Seahawks Blog | Seahawks Celebrate Back To School | September 2, 2021
  • KGMI News Talk | New Bellingham charter school opening next week | September 2, 2021
  • Whatcom Talk | New High School Opening in Whatcom County at Bellis Fair Mall | August 31, 2021
  • The News Tribune | Only elementary charter school in Pierce County opens in Tacoma | August 23, 2021
  • Seattle Medium | Despite Gaps In Funding, Charter Schools Showed Their Value During The Pandemic | August 11, 2021
  • Northwest Asian Weekly | Summit Sierra’s recipe for continued success | July 29, 2021
  • Entertainment Today | Ciara Talks New Album, Making an Impact With Russell Wilson and More (Exclusive) | June 29, 2021
  • Education Next | Charter Schools Go to College | June 29, 2021
  • Entdecke Zero | Announcement of Periodic Review: Moody’s announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Spokane International Academy, WA | June 28, 2021
  • Westside Seattle | Russell Wilson, Ciara tour Des Moines School | June 18, 2021
  • Rolling Out | Russell and Ciara Wilson launch Why Not You Academy (photos) | June 18, 2021
  • Black Enterprise | Ciara and Russell Wilson officially open the Why Not You Academy | June 17, 2021
  • Yahoo News | Ciara, Russell Wilson officially open Why Not You Academy | June 16, 2021
  • Q13 Fox | Ciara, Russell Wilson share first look at Why Not You Academy | June 16, 2021
  • Washington Policy Center | Charter schools in Washington state are showing what access to a great public education looks like | June 15, 2021
  • West Seattle Blog | First-ever ceremony for Summit Atlas, as charter school celebrates commencement of ‘founders’ class’ | June 11, 2021
  • Inlander | A state audit tests Spokane Public Schools oversight of PRIDE Prep as the charter school grapples with prior financial and academic trouble | May 27, 2021
  • The Spokesman-Review | Pride Prep charter school gets three-year conditional reauthorization | May 19, 2021
  • The Spokesman-Review | Spokane Public Schools board not yet ready to reauthorize Pride Prep | May 13, 2021
  • The Spokesman-Review | Pride Prep hopes ‘to be held accountable’ by Spokane Public Schools as its charter renewal looms | May 11, 2021
  • KGMI | Whatcom County Teen Named 30 Under 30 Changemaker | May 11, 2021
  • Whatcom Talk | Lummi Nation Teen Named One of ’30 Under 30 Changemakers’ | May 11, 2021
  • The Spokesman-Review | Pride Prep charter school in Spokane faces tough questions over academic and financial performance | April 28, 2021
  • The Spokesman-Review | Education notebook: Area high-schoolers earn full rides to Gonzaga University | March 31, 2021
  • Ziegler | Ziegler Finances Spokane International Academy’s “Forever Home” | March 26, 2021
  • The Spokesman-Review | Making a difference: Art collective opens to creative members while offering outreach to schools, disabled and veterans | March 22, 2021
  • KHQ-6 | 32 Eastern Washington School Superintendents ask Inslee to adjust social distancing guidelines for in-person learning | March 10, 2021
  • Fox 28 | 32 Eastern Washington School Superintendents ask Inslee to adjust social distancing guidelines for in-person learning | March 10, 2021
  • The Stranger | Washington’s Supreme Court Decriminalized Drug Possession Statewide. What Happens Next? | March 1, 2021
  • South China Morning Post | Jeff Bezos will be replaced by who? Meet Andy Jassy, Amazon’s new millionaire CEO who took a punt investing in new NHL team Seattle Kraken | March 1, 2021
  • The Spokesman-Review | Vaccine envy: Some areas took advantage of extra doses and prioritized teachers | February 21, 2021
  • KREM | These 22 Eastern Washington schools will now offer COVID-19 testing | February 16, 2021
  • The Chronicle | Proposed Washington Child Care Bill Could Give Relief to Providers Who Desperately Need It While Supporting Economic Recovery | January 31, 2021
  • The Spokesman-Review | Proposed Washington child care legislation could provide relief to providers who desperately need it while supporting economic recovery | January 31, 2021
  • The Daily World | Roberts appointed to state Community Economic Revitalization Board | January 11, 2021
  • Thurston Talk | Westport Winery’s Kim Roberts Appointed to State’s Community Economic Revitalization Board | January 11, 2021

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