<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I find it interesting that Stand for Children is characterizing our event as a debate, when actually it has been designed as a forum.  I think that there is a difference.  Here is the flyer that the sponsoring organization has created. Note that Dr. Wayne Au, assistant professor in the  Education Program at the UW Bothell, is one of the speakers, as well.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">  I do invite you all to attend.  At our last meeting, I sensed that there were a lot of folks who felt very passionately on both sides of the issue, and a lot who are still making up their minds, and want to know more.   I feel that there will be  something at this forum for everyone.  And unlike a debate, there will be no winner or loser at the end of the evening, but hopefully a more open, honest, and fact-based dialogue that will help us to determine what is best for children.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.wastatepta.org/advocacy/headlines/PTA_Public_Charter_School_Forum.pdf"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1e66ae;">http://www.wastatepta.org/advocacy/headlines/PTA_Public_Charter_School_Forum.pdf</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;">Shelley Kloba</span></p>
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