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WA Charter Public Schools in the News

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Seattle school program leads the way for America’s future educators
December 3, 2024


wbur
How one school in Washington is helping pregnant and parenting students
November 24, 2024


Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Empowered youth: How young voices are shaping tomorrow
October 29, 2024


Spokane Talk
Spokane’s Free Public Charter High School Offers a Dynamic Environment Where Creativity Flourishes
October 28, 2024


WA Latino News
First-Generation Latina Receives Honorable ‘Act-Six’ Scholarship
August 26, 2024


Seattle Medium
Washington Charter Schools Celebrate Recent High Graduation And College Acceptance Rates
July 25, 2024


The Columbian
Vancouver’s first charter school: Program is Rooted in promise
July 20, 2024


Seattle Medium
Five Washington Charter Public Schools Chosen To Participate In Graduation Success Initiative
July 10, 2024


Inlander
Fashion design students rock the runway, demonstrating that Innovation High School remains a beacon for arts-based education in Spokane
June 20, 2024


Hispanic Executive
Ask the CEO: Abigail O’Neal of Why Not You Academy
June 18, 2024


Northwest Asian Weekly
Asian-led charter school, focused on community and personalized learning plans, earns top scores
June 17, 2024


Cascadia Daily News
Whatcom Intergenerational High School celebrates first graduating class
June 14, 2024


KHQ
Teacher’s ‘Cereal Dominoes’ Donates 1400+ Boxes To Spokane Families
June 8, 2024


West Seattle Blog
YOUTH SPORTS: Duwamish Rowing Club relaunches teen program
June 7, 2024


Authority Magazine
Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Abigail O’Neal of Why Not You Academy Is Helping To Change Our World
June 5, 2024


Tukwila Blog
Impact Public Schools partners with No More Under to provide free swim lessons
June 3, 2024


Idaho Capital Sun | The Columbian
On the Washington-Idaho border, a high school for pregnant and parenting teens
May 30, 2024 | June 1, 2024


The Hechinger Report | Idaho Press
Day care, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens
May 28, 2024 | June 2, 2024


Seattle Times
Register: Let’s talk with WA teachers, students about the future of education
April 22, 2024


Spokesman Review
Spokane third-graders get their day in court as part of mock trial field trip
March 20, 2024


The Wenatchee World
Pinnacles Prep students learn about journalism at newspaper
March 11, 2024


Moscow-Pullman Daily News
A lesson for the eons
February 14, 2024


Seattle Medium
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy Looks To Expand Into A Full K-12 Program
January 17, 2024

Statewide Coverage

Seattle Medium
New Data Suggests Charter Schools Students In Washington State Outperforming Peers
November 20, 2024


Ed Tech Innovation Hub
Washington State Charter Schools Association appoints Chris Korsmo as Executive Director
November 4, 2024


The Center Square
Report: Washington charter school students outperforming public school peers
May 3, 2024


News from the States | Kitsap Sun | Aol | My Edmonds News
WA charter school performance on par with other public schools, state report says
April 22, 2024

2023 Archive

Kitsap Sun
Bremerton charter school Catalyst expanding to add high school classes
November 30, 2023


Seattle Medium
Why Not You Academy Awarded Grant To Support Post-Secondary Enrollment Of Students
November 22, 2023


Kent Reporter
Why Not You Academy in Des Moines receives $100,000 grant
November 17, 2023


Seattle Medium
Podcast: The Rainier Valley Leadership Academy
October 16, 2023


The74
Washington Charter School Students See Big Gains on State Math Tests
October 10, 2023


The Waterland Blog
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound seeks 40 Volunteers for launch of ‘MentorU’ program
October 9, 2023


Seattle Medium
Washington State Charter Schools Association Welcomes New Students And A New School Year
September 13, 2023


 The Wenatchee World
Completed Pinnacles Prep renovations provide school, community with new space
August 16, 2023


KUOW
Meet KUOW’s summer 2023 RadioActive youth producers
August 14, 2023


iHeart Radio
Lee Callahan’s Seattle Weekly – The Why Not You Academy
August 12, 2023


Washington Times
Reports find higher satisfaction, less funding at charter schools
August 9, 2023


Parents Defending Education
Seattle charter school Rainer Valley Leadership Academy health center offers students access to ‘gender-affirming care’ and ‘reproductive health’ services
July 24, 2023


The Columbian
New Clark County charter school to host information events
June 29, 2023


The Wenatchee World
Wenatchee teen raises money for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
June 26, 2023


Charter Folk
WonkyFolk Special CREDO Episode with Macke Raymond regarding CREDO’s As a Matter of Fact: National Charter School Study III
June 14, 2023


KXLY.com
Lumen High School hosts 3rd-ever graduation ceremony
June 10, 2023


Seattle Medium
Why Not You Academy: A School Pioneering a New Approach to Education
June 7, 2023


The News Tribune
At 16, she took a bullet to the head. Now Tacoma teen wants to help young people heal
May 29, 2023


The Seattle Times
Dressed for success: Helping Black, brown students prepare for their futures
April 28, 2023


Renton Reporter
Inclusivity, equity + diversity: World-class charter school opens in Renton
April 24, 2023


Renton Reporter
New Renton charter school to offer public school alternative
April 3, 2023


Yahoo News
Windsong School families knitting together community one blanket at a time
April 2, 2023


KXLY.com
Knitting for newborns: Windsong School partners with GLOW Children Early Learning Center in 2nd annual Knit-a-Thon
March 22, 2023


The74
To Retain the Support of Black Voters, Democrats Must Re-Embrace Charter Schools
March 22, 2023


Inlander
Lumen High School founder Shauna Edwards seeks to empower teen parents as they forge their own journeys
February 21, 2023


King 5 News
Why Washington needs more Black teachers
February 2, 2023


The Columbian
Clark County to get 1st charter school
January 25, 2023

 

2022 Archive

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


District Administration
How 6 schools have reimagined education to support underserved students
September 9, 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


2021 Archive

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