Candidate Questionnaire

1. What do you hope to accomplish if elected to the State Board of Education.
    

2. What experience have you had in the past that will help you serve on the State Board of Education?
    

3. What are the critical issues facing education in Kansas today?
    

4. What is the role of the State Board of Education in addressing these issues? How would you propose to address them?
    

5. What is your opinion on vouchers/school choice in Kansas?
    

6. What is your opinion on charter schools and how they should be established in Kansas?
    

7. What is your opinion on the recent changes made to the science standards by the State Board of Education?
    

8. What is your opinion on the hiring of the new Commissioner of Education by the State Board of Education?
    

9. What are the essential qualifications for a leader for the Department of Education?
    

10. What resources (volunteers, funds, website, etc.) do you now have in place to help you in your election bid? What resources do you plan to put into place?

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