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List of Charter Schools
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Overview
Year of Law: not available (see Legislative Summary) Number of Charter Schools: not available Number of Enrolled Students: not available
Details: not available Web Communities: not available Discussions: not available

Key Contacts

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Jim & Fawn Spady
Co-Directors
4426 2nd Avenue, NE
Seattle, Washington 98105-6191
Ph: (206) 634-0589
jimspady@aol.com

Legislative Summary
Law:   For the third time in eight years, Washington voters rejected an effort to allow charter schools in the state.

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   The charter school bill rejected in 2004 would have allowed districts to convert failing traditional schools into charters schools, and, in certain cases, would have authorized the Superintendent of Public Instruction to force a failing school to convert.

Length of charter:   not available

Caps on number of schools:   The charter school bill rejected in 2004 would have allowed for up to 45 new charter schools over the next six years.

Funding:   not available