- The Spokesman Review | Lumen High School opens doors for teen mother who doesn’t want to be another statistic | June 6, 2023
- The Spokesman Review | Innovation High School: Ibrahim Daniel’s initial disappointment at changing schools turned to acceptance | June 5, 2023
- Herald Net | Comment: Lawmakers must provide equity to charter school kids | April 4, 2023
- 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
- The Spokesman-Review | Innovation High School: Destenee Ervin | June 9, 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 Seattle Times | Education: Charters are public schools | February 11, 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
- The Good Men Project | Why Some Schools Are Prioritizing Pre-K Playtime | December 28, 2022
- Seattle Medium | Black Santa Helps Stir The Holiday Spirit For Many Families This Holiday Season | December 14, 2022
- Crosscut | Why some schools are prioritizing pre-K playtime | November 25, 2022
- The Hechinger Report | The complex world of pre-K play | November 15, 2022
- KHQ Local News | Third grader asks for help collecting socks for people in need | October 20, 2022
- Forbes | The Rooted School Network: Experiencing Success In College And Work In High School | September 28, 2022
- Big Think | The school with no homework and a 98% college acceptance rate | September 18, 2022
- Kiro Radio | A Visit to Salish Sea Elementary | September 8, 2022
- Spokane Public Radio | Local construction industry leaders are launching a high school training program to increase the labor pipeline | September 2, 2022
- Northwest Asian Weekly | Asian American Co-CEO at Impact Public Schools | August 18, 2022
- The Seattle Medium | Resilient Is What Describes Seattle Charter School’s First Graduating Class | June 22, 2022
- Spokane Journal | Teen parents learn to lead at Lumen High School | June 2, 2022
- Patch | Summit Atlas Teacher Honored with Spotlight Award | April 12, 2022
- 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
“This week, Andy and I are talking with Macke Raymond, the director of the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) regarding CREDO’s As a Matter of Fact: National Charter School Study III, which is the third installment of a multi-decade study examining the academic progress of students enrolled in charter schools compared with those enrolled in traditional public schools.”
In a new analysis released by the Canopy Project, education leaders share their strategies, including a microschool for indigenous students and partnership with an early learning center for pregnant and parenting students.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION: CANOPY PROJECT ANALYSIS REPORT (Sept 9, 2022)