After four hard - fought charter initiative campaigns, legislative foot - dragging, and implacable opposition from the state's public school establishment — not just the teachers» unions — Washington voters have approved public charter schools. (wacharterschools.org)
But like the AFT, the Washington Education Association is hostile to charter schools; it moved heaven and earth to defeat two charter initiatives in this state and has succeeded in putting a referendum on the November ballot that would repeal the latest charter legislation. (wacharterschools.org)
The defeat of two high - profile charter initiatives at the ballot box on Tuesday signals a growing public concern about the impacts, and rapid proliferation of charter schools across the country. (reclaimourschools.org)