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Russell and the Candidate (right) ::
John Blair for Superintendent of Public Instruction
Washington State
** TVW video statement
Individualized Public Education
Every parent should have the right, the opportunity and funds to individualize the public education for each of their own children.
Therefore, I propose:
Voluntary Individual Student Trust Accounts be created and funded annually using each student’s existing $10000 state education voucher – the voucher currently going automatically to the local school district.
Each student’s parents may spend these accumulating funds at the registered Public Education Program(s) of their choice.
A registered Public Education Program would be any educational program, regardless of ownership, which:
1 Accepts only trust funds as tuition, i.e. “free”,
2 Fills at least 80% of its openings without admission qualification, i.e. “open enrollment”,
3 Permits no organized devotional instruction or activities and,
4 Publishes measurable educational and behavioral goals for its students.
Students not achieving these goals may be dismissed by the program at the end of any quarter.
Neighborhood Education Committees, consisting of three locally elected trustees, will oversee the public educational progress of up to 300 students. The trustees must approve parental Education Program choices for students passing applicable state tests.
Community Facility Districts may own, operate and maintain public buildings. Life-cycle maintenance funds will be included in the original bond funding.
If you agree, vote for John Blair.
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