Bob Schaffer: “Rural America is hurting these days and the rest of the country should take notice.”

The current education funding formula at the Federal level is a very rigid, bureaucratic structure.

if I could amplify that, I want to be frank and open and honest with respect to the political realities of this. Republicans and conservatives around the country cannot afford to stand by and abandon the field to our friends on the left on…

Absolutely. I would just like to point out, when I say that existing public school leaders are enthusiastic about the idea, I brought proof with me tonight from Michigan. The Michigan School Board Leaders Association sent us a letter just…

It is a perspective that favors choice, local control, a professional transformation of the teaching craft, transparency, accountability, competitiveness, and marketplace entrepreneurship.