Re: “Charter schools show promise; there should be more of them” [June 24, Opinion]:
The editorial on the promise of charters and the necessity to reopen the window for brand new charters is a vital motion for the 2024 Legislature. Two occasions assist this: The proposed closing of 20 faculties in Seattle, which won’t come near closing the district’s finances hole, and the candidacy of Chris Reykdal for one more time period as chief of the Workplace of Superintendent of Public Instruction regardless of the Mississippi-level scores our college students achieved on his watch.
Washington constitution faculties present monumental promise in tradition, local weather, achievement and personalization. Mother and father vote with their youngsters’s ft, and the 1,200 college students on constitution ready lists will solely develop over the summer season as dad and mom develop into extra involved.
We want all the great faculties we are able to get, and I imagine Washington Schooling Affiliation lecturers will ultimately open themselves to supporting the public-charter faculty choice, as a result of its growth provides them jobs in collaborative, calm and reaching faculties. Academics need the perfect for his or her college students.
Let’s assist what works for college kids and their dad and mom by equitable funding, an open window and state management that actually treats all district and constitution public faculties equally.
MAK Mitchell, Seattle