Todd Russell Platts: “I believe in choice within the public school system, but we are the land of opportunity because of access to a quality…”

I think our commitment needs to be to public education.

A key to our success was having an educated citizenry if we were to be an effective democracy.

I am the lead Republican with Mr. Donnelly on the America Works Act, which is to then promote the--what has been discussed here to some degree already--the nationally recognized, very portable skill credentials.

I do not support vouchers that take money out of the public school system, first of all because we promised 40 percent of special ed, 1975, and we are funding less than 20 percent of that commitment.