Despite issues, charter schools need room to work

Most mid-biennial sessions in Olympia don’t end up producing much in the way of substantial, earth-shattering legislation. But thanks to a pair of Washington State Supreme Court decisions, this year’s January – March legislative get together might be different.

Those two decisions are regarding K-12 education. One is 2012’s McCleary verdict. Enough said.

The other is last September’s ruling nullifying Initiative 1240, which was narrowly approved by 50.69 percent of voters in 2012 creating up to 40 charter schools in the state.

In the 6-3 ruling, the court declared charter schools unconstitutio...