Public Schools deserve better. The time has come to end the political ideology of flight from, and the demeaning of, our public schools.  I do not support the diminishment and diversion of funding from public schools.  On November 6, 2012 over 1.3 million Voters elected Glenda Ritz to replace Tony Bennett and the ideology that abdicates responsibility for improving and supporting public schools. 

The Voters action is a mandate that State legislators should shift focus to public schools instead of proliferating unproven Charter Schools and diverting public tax dollars to private school vouchers that only serve to fund high achieving private school students, rather than adequately and equitably funding improvements for all of our public schools that serve all children.
       Public Schools deserve better. The time has come to end the political ideology that spends more money on private school students who never attended public school ($16 Million) than on non-English speaking students ($5 Million), pre-school for disadvantaged children ($10 Million), and teacher improvement ($0 million). 
       Public Schools deserve better. The time has come to end the political ideology that maintains a State budget surplus of $2 Billion taxpayer dollars while schools serving our children of poverty go unsupported for needed improvements, and many of our highest performing schools face millions of dollars in lost revenue due to tax caps, tax reductions and tax reallocations. This formula serves to decline and diminish the inherent value of public education.
       Public Schools deserve better. The time has come to end the political ideology that requires local referenda as the only means to support lost and insufficient public school revenue. The Voters know that this is a divisive and debilitating political strategy forcing local communities to battle amongst themselves for resources. This ideology is inherently inequitable in that it increases the divide between high and low wealth communities.

I ask you, Governor Pence and Indiana Legislators, to do what is best for all of our Indiana students. Join together with voters across the state that believe - our public schools deserve better.

MAKE AN ADEQUATELY AND EQUITABLY SUPPORTED PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY ONCE AGAIN!