John Patterson Blair is running as a candidate for the Washington in the upcoming 2024 Washington Statewide Elections.
Competing against 3 other candidate(s), John Patterson Blair aims to bring their extensive experience to the role as a candidate for Superintendent Of Public Instruction in the Washington State Government.
Elected Experience: John Patterson Blair served on the Vashon School Board from 2000 to 2004.
Blair was a high school science teacher from 1969 to 1977. He developed a transition curriculum for special education students and was a teacher negotiator for the NEA.
He helped found the Cinnaminson Alternative High School, focusing on self-directed education for students. Blair has run for Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2004, 2008, and 2012, receiving an average of 75,000 votes.
Blair holds a BA in Sociology from Haverford College and an MEd in Science from Temple University.
He was involved in establishing the Vashon Parent Involvement Program, an alternative elementary school.
A New Foundation for Public Education Blair advocates for a system where each child’s education is individualized.
Individual Student Trust Accounts: Funded annually with each student’s state education voucher, these accounts allow parents to choose Registered Public Education Programs.
Programs that accept only trust funds, have open enrollment, allow the study of religion, and publish measurable goals. They can dismiss students not meeting these goals.
Locally elected trustees oversee educational progress and approve parental education choices for students.
Locally elected bodies to manage public facilities, with maintenance funds included in bond funding.