As a father with children in local public schools, I understand the anxiety parents feel about the quality of their children’s education.  With so many young people falling between the cracks, we’ve become too focused on a political relationship with public schools instead of a partnership focused squarely focused on results for our students.  That’s why I want to focus on fully funding our locals schools, increasing parent involvement and volunteering, and creating accountability to parents and students that will allow us to make the informed decisions necessary to improve faltering schools. Our schools are not a political battlefield – they are the nursery of our future and deserve our undivided commitment to their success.