More than 500 students, parents, educators and advocates (including LEV staff) representing Washington’s public charter schools traveled from across the state to Olympia to urge legislators to act quickly and vote to save Washington’s public charter schools for the long-term. Here are photos from the event:
LEV Tri-Cities organizer Ruvine Jimenez preps public charter school students for the rallyThe Capitol is THAT way!Assembling on the stepsMore students, parents, educators and advocates are still comingStudents practice their chants for legislatorsMany students created their own signsHow often do you see students proclaiming how much they love their school?Rep. Eric Pettigrew (D-37) gets the crowd fired upSenator Mark Mullet (D-5) congratulates students for getting directly involved in democracyA public charter schools teacher, student and parent tell their storiesSenator Joe Fain (R-47) shows his support for public charter schoolsRep. Norma Smith (R-10) tells students that they represent the future of Washington stateThe rally drew plenty of media coverageRep. Bob McCaslin (R-4) shares his experiences as a public school teacherRep. Chad Magendanz (R-5) tells students he’s confident legislators will vote to keep public charter schools openThe rally heads up the Capitol steps…… and into the Capitol rotunda!Cheers are much louder in a large marble hallLegislators are listening
