by wacharters | Jul 8, 2014 | News, Updates
Three separate and vastly different organizations met the June 15 deadline to file notices of intent with Spokane Public Schools to open charter schools in Spokane for the 2015-2016 school year, including iLEAD, an organization whose charter was rejected last year by...
by wacharters | Jun 16, 2014 | Press Releases
For Immediate Release | June 16, 2014 14 Groups Announce Intentions to Open High-Quality Charter Schools To Date Total of 34 Groups Expressed Interest, 21 Prospective Founders Applied and Eight Schools Approved Across Washington State Seattle – The Washington State...
by wacharters | Jun 11, 2014 | News, Opinion, Updates
The Spokesman-Review June 10, 2014 When Washington approves a charter school, it doesn’t come with a check. By the time the first eight have opened their doors – most in August 2015 – supporters of each may have ventured as much as $2 million for curriculum materials,...
by wacharters | Jun 6, 2014 | Blog, Updates
Today, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Flypaper blog published an opinion piece that I co-wrote with Terry Ryan, president of the Idaho Charter School Network. As part of their “Charter School Policy Wonk-a-Thon,” Fordham challenged a number of prominent scholars,...
by wacharters | May 8, 2014 | Press Releases
For Immediate Release | May 8, 2014 WA Charter Schools Association’s Inaugural Conference Kicks Off More than 300 Teachers and Leaders Gather to Collectively Develop Strong New Public Charter Schools; Seahawks and Super Bowl Champion Russell Okung to Give...
