Only One WA State Charter School Open More Than a Couple of Weeks
That would be First Place Scholars except that it may not even be open at this point. From the Times' coverage of the striking down of the charter law by the Washington State Supreme Court: In Seattle, Summit Sierra, a new college-prep high school, opened Aug. 17 in the Chinatown International District with its inaugural freshman class of 130. School also started Aug. 17 at SOAR Academy and Summit: Olympus in Tacoma. Excel Public Charter School in Kent began Aug. 20, and Destiny Charter Middle School in Tacoma opened Aug. 24. Rainier Prep’s first day of class was Tuesday.“We will absolutely be here ready for kids on Tuesday,” said Executive Director Malia Burns. PRIDE Prep and Spokane International Academy in the Spokane area opened last month. You'll see two things in that reporting. No mention of FPS. I don't know why but I suspect that may be because they haven't opened their doors for this year or may not be at all. But not mentioning them is odd given th...