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The Chasm Spanning Public and Private Schools Continues in a COVID-19 Era

by WFIS | Dec 22, 2020 | Agencies and Committees, Covid-19, Education News, School Choice, Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News

by Keri Ingraham for Discovery Institute Dec. 22, 2020   There was a stark difference between public and private schools in how they handled the launch of the school year in mid-August to early September as a response to COVID-19. The situation is no different as...

For better or worse, religiously-affiliated charter schools are on their way

by WFIS | Nov 5, 2020 | Education News, School Choice, WFIS News

by Mike Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute Ever since the first charter schools emerged almost thirty years ago, the sector has shown a remarkable ability to address the concerns of its sharpest critics, especially progressives. Many on the left...

Education Freedom Scholarships in Next Stimulus Bill?

by WFIS | Jul 7, 2020 | Covid-19, School Choice, The Advocate, WFIS News

President Trump is expected to ask Congress for a “one-time, emergency appropriation” for a grant proposal that would allow states to distribute funds to nonprofits that give scholarships to students to attend private schools. On the campaign trail, the president has...

The Emergency in “e-Learning”: What is Education For?

by WFIS | Apr 27, 2020 | Covid-19, School Choice

Published on Medium April 27, 2019 What will we learn about education from the days in 2020 when our school buildings were closed? We might say we’ve learned there’s a lot more good out there than we’d have hoped to imagine — a lot of creativity and a lot of...

K-12 Traditionalists: Be Careful What You Wish For

by WFIS | Apr 22, 2020 | School Choice, Uncategorized, WFIS News

Robert C. Enlow at Ed Choice crunched some numbers on how things might look if 10 percent to 30 percent of private school students migrate to public schools this fall. The state-by-state analysis is not an unimaginable scenario, given our suddenly massive unemployment...

An Open Letter to Independent School Leaders

by WFIS | Apr 9, 2020 | School Choice, The Advocate, Uncategorized, WFIS News

WFIS was one of several independent school agencies around the country provided this valuable and insightful white paper, and we are sharing it with our schools.   Open Letter to Independent School...
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    Evergreen Christian Spanish Immersion School (a Lynden Christian School)
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    National Blue Ribbon Award Winning School 2019
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    Inspiring scholars, athletes, and artists to serve and lead others.
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    Seattle Country Day School
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    Seattle Hebrew Academy
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    The Bear Creek School
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    Three Rivers Christian School
    To prepare students from infancy thru 12th grade to impact the world for Christ.

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    Eaton Arrowsmith Academy - Redmond
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    Hillside Student Community School
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    Northwest Christian School
    Preschool-8th Grade where students consider themselves a family of friends.
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    Renton Preparatory Christian School
    Leading Private Education
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    Spruce Street School
    Where students are valued for who they are.
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    St. Anne School
    ENRICHING MIND, BODY, AND SOUL SINCE 1923
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    St. Madeleine Sophie School
    Serve, Lead, Love and Learn
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