Network for Public Education strongly endorses Sue Peters for the Seattle School Board
AUG
3
2013
Network for Public Education strongly endorses Sue Peters for the Seattle School Board
Network for Public Education strongly endorses Sue Peters for the Seattle School Board.
Seattle is an important battleground between the forces of privatization and corporate reform and progressive policies to protect and strengthen our public schools.
Sue is a public school parent with nearly ten years of experience with the Seattle Public Schools. She is a national leader in education advocacy and a founding member of Parents Across America. She is an eloquent voice for smaller classes, a strong curriculum, student privacy, and against privatization, high-stakes testing and school closings. She believes in embracing & celebrating the individuality and diversity of each child. She has served on two Seattle school task forces: the Superintendent Search Community Focus Group (2012), and the Strategic Plan Stakeholder Task Force (2013).
Sue’s main opponent, Suzanne Dale-Estey, has out-raised her nearly five to one, including thousands of dollars from the likes of Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft. In recent days, Dale-Estey’s supporters have launched a nasty negative campaign, including sending out thousands of inaccurate mailers attacking Sue. (See here and here.)
Sue has also been endorsed by the M. L. King County Labor Council and numerous Democratic clubs, as well as Jesse Hagopian, a leader of the Seattle test boycott this spring.
Please donate to Sue’s campaign, vote for her if you live in her district, and forward this message to all your Seattle friends – if you believe in keeping the public in public education. You can also check out her terrific columns in the Huffington Post and elsewhere. The deadline for sending in your primary ballot is Tuesday, August 6. The top two vote-getters will face each other in the November general election.