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		<title>Washington’s Board of Education proposes new high school graduation requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16676-washington-state-board-education-high-school-graduation-requireme-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Washington&#039;s Board of Education proposes shifting from 17 to 15 core credits while expanding personalized pathway credits from three to five." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16676-washington-state-board-education-high-school-graduation-requireme-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16676-washington-state-board-education-high-school-graduation-requireme-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16676-washington-state-board-education-high-school-graduation-requireme-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16676-washington-state-board-education-high-school-graduation-requireme-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16676-washington-state-board-education-high-school-graduation-requireme.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Washington's Board of Education proposes shifting from 17 to 15 core credits while expanding personalized pathway credits from three to five.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Washington’s charter schools deliver – if the state lets them</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15679-vicki-murray-washington-charter-schools-opinion-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Vicki Murray argues that Washington’s charter schools are posting stronger academic results than comparable peers while facing funding inequities that are shrinking the sector." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15679-vicki-murray-washington-charter-schools-opinion-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15679-vicki-murray-washington-charter-schools-opinion-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15679-vicki-murray-washington-charter-schools-opinion-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15679-vicki-murray-washington-charter-schools-opinion-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15679-vicki-murray-washington-charter-schools-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Vicki Murray argues that Washington’s charter schools are posting stronger academic results than comparable peers while facing funding inequities that are shrinking the sector. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: State Board of Education pushes for more charter schools and calls for equitable funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 22:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-State-Board-of-Education-pushes-for-more-charter-schools-and-calls-for-equitable-funding-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The State Board of Education just published its seventh Annual Report on the performance of Washington’s 18 charter public schools." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-State-Board-of-Education-pushes-for-more-charter-schools-and-calls-for-equitable-funding-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-State-Board-of-Education-pushes-for-more-charter-schools-and-calls-for-equitable-funding-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-State-Board-of-Education-pushes-for-more-charter-schools-and-calls-for-equitable-funding.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>The State Board of Education just published its seventh Annual Report on the performance of Washington’s 18 charter public schools.  ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Report: Washington charter school students outperforming public school peers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 01:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washington-charter-school-students-outperforming-public-school-peers-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Charter schools in Washington state are doing a better job educating children in math and English Language Arts than traditional schools." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washington-charter-school-students-outperforming-public-school-peers-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washington-charter-school-students-outperforming-public-school-peers-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-Washington-charter-school-students-outperforming-public-school-peers.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Charter schools in Washington state are doing a better job educating children in math and English Language Arts than traditional schools.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: As parents flee controversial public schools, private school enrollment jumps by 25 percent in Washington state</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-As-parents-flee-controversial-public-schools-private-school-enrollment-jumps-by-25-percent-in-Washington-state-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Liv Finne shares that school choice has arrived in response to the self-destructive agencies now pushed in the public schools" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-As-parents-flee-controversial-public-schools-private-school-enrollment-jumps-by-25-percent-in-Washington-state-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-As-parents-flee-controversial-public-schools-private-school-enrollment-jumps-by-25-percent-in-Washington-state-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-As-parents-flee-controversial-public-schools-private-school-enrollment-jumps-by-25-percent-in-Washington-state.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Liv Finne shares that school choice has arrived in response to the self-destructive agencies now pushed in the public schools]]></description>
		
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