Charter school Initiative 1240 squeaked through with a 1% lead. Not too bad considering the pro-charter folks forked out over $10M compared to the rest of us who were able to scrape together $750,000 in a very short period of time.
Because it appears that people still have a lot of questions about this initiative, I decided to post all of the information that has been accrued on this page for reference.
Policy Memo on Washington State Initiative 1240
The inconvenient truth about charter school Initiative 1240
Why Initiative 1240 won’t work for Washington State: The abbreviated version
No on charter school Initiative 1240 talking points
Washington State charter school Initiative 1240 and the lack of accountability
The “school conversion” clause in Initiative 1240, the parent trigger and ALEC model legislation
FUSE’s silence on Initiative 1240 is deafening
Seattle Times Buries Info that is Critical of Initiative I-1240
Scrappy Seattle Blogs Scoop the Seattle-McKenna Times on Charter School Initiative News
Vote NO on charter school Initiative 1240 (pass it on!)
More information on the Walmart Waltons and charter school Initiative 1240
Why are the Walton’s spending so much money on charter school Initiative 1240?
Maybe Representative Reuven Carlyle will reconsider his stand on Initiative 1240
Charter school Initiative 1240: A video
A call to action on the No on Initiative 1240 campaign and a video