Patt Sutton - A Champion for Public Education in Seattle
The West Seattle Herald has a very good obituary of Patt Sutton who served two-terms as president of the Seattle School Board. That's a very little bit of what this woman did for Seattle Public education (as well as being the mother of 12 children and working for Boeing.) She also: Upon learning there was no kindergarten due to a double levy loss, Patt volunteered for the school levy campaign in 1960. By the late 1960s Patt was a leading expert in state education funding and finance. She served on the League of Women Voters Education Committee, Seattle Schools Condition Study, Seattle Citizens for School Support, and the Greater Seattle PTA. Elected in 1973 as Region 6 School Board Representative, Patt championed stable school funding by initiating Seattle School District v. The State of Washington, also known as the Doran decision. In 1982, she testified on educational finance to Congress as a member of the National School Boards Association. She co-authored ...