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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State PTSA Opposes I-1240

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State PTSA Opposes I-1240:


Washington State PTSA Opposes I-1240

The Washington State PTA met over the last two days and put forth their stands on various issues.  From their press release:

Nationally, PTA has conditional support for these independent schools, and the state association has twice backed the concept in the past year. But ultimately the board decided this initiative didn’t meet its criteria for local oversight.

“This wasn’t a decision about the value of charter schools. This was a decision about whether this initiative met our criteria,” said Washington State PTA president Novella Fraser.  The decision was made during a board