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Margie Silver
Margie Silver was a candidate for the Position 4 seat on the Puyallup School Board in Washington. She lost in the August 6, 2013 primary against Kathy Yang and Karen Edwards. Silver advocated for greater use of volunteers in district activities, higher graduation rates and promote college credits among upperclassmen in district high schools.
Biography
Silver earned a B.S. in Microbiology from Michigan State University. She later earned an M.S. in Pharmacology and Physiology from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois. At the time of her candidacy, Silver was a neuroscientist specializing in learning and memory with McCartney and Associates. She and her husband, Ross, have two children who graduated from district schools.[1]
Elections
2013
Silver placed third in the August 6, 2013 against Kathy Yang and Karen Edwards for the Position 4 seat. She failed to advance to the November 5, 2013 general election.[2]
| Puyallup School Board, Position 4, August 6 Primary, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Kathy Yang |
47.5% | 5,622 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karen Edwards |
37.4% | 4,424 | |
| Nonpartisan | Margie Silver | 15.1% | 1,792 | |
| Total Votes | 11,838 | |||
| Source: Pierce County Elections | ||||
Funding
Silver reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[3]
Campaign themes
2013
Silver provided the following statement for the Local Voters' Pamphlet published by Pierce County:[4]
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"I've been fortunate to work with all class levels and in all of the Puyallup schools, employed as a health and reading screener and as a volunteer, to see what tools would work to help all our children reach their full potential. For example, we need to tap into the vast potential volunteer pool that has not been accessed, improve our graduation rate by reaching out to disenfranchised students, revamp the Culminating Project process to become more useful, and encourage high school students to obtain college credit." |
About the district
- See also: Puyallup School District, Washington
The City of Puyallup is located in Pierce County in northwestern Washington. The population of Puyallup was 37,022 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.[5]
Demographics
Puyallup lags behind the state averages for higher education achievement while outperforming averages for median income and poverty rate. The percentage of city residents over 25 years old with undergraduate degrees (22.4%) is below the state average (31.4%). The 2010 U.S. Census calculated Puyallup's median income at $61,099 while the state median income was $58,890. Puyallup had a poverty rate of 9.1% in the 2010 U.S. Census while the state rate was 12.5%.[5]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Margie + Silver + Puyallup + Schools"
See also
- Washington school districts
- Puyallup School District, Washington
- Puyallup School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Citizens for Margie Silver, "Home," accessed August 15, 2013
- ↑ Pierce County Elections, "August 6, 2013 Primary Election Results," accessed August 15, 2013
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Pierce County Elections, "Local Voters' Pamphlet," accessed August 15, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 U.S. Census, "Quick Facts: Puyallup," accessed August 14, 2013
- ↑ Pierce County Elections, "Archived Elections," accessed August 5, 2013
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