The Washington State Board of Education (SBE) issues an annual report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the public, in accordance with the Charter School Act, RCW 28A.710.250. The statute requires the annual charter school report to include the following: (1) The performance of the state's charter schools during the prior school year, including a comparison of the performance of charter schools to the performance of the home district and the state; (2) A comparison of the performance of charter school students with the performance of academically, ethnically, and economically comparable groups of students in traditional public schools2 (TPS); (3) The SBE's assessment of the successes, challenges, and areas for improvement in meeting the purposes of the Washington Charter Public Schools Act, including the Board's assessment of the sufficiency of funding for charter schools, the possible changes to the formula for authorizer funding; and (4) Any suggested changes in state law or policy necessary to strengthen the state's charter schools.