Voters Send Mandate that Education Reform Is Tops
CER Statement
Washington, D.C.
November 5, 2014
While some states await final election results from all 36 gubernatorial races in the 2014 midterm elections, major victories for America’s students have already been affirmed in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. These states have elected leaders who support school choice programs, charter schools, and performance pay measures for teachers.
“I’d call it a mandate for change sent boldly from voters,” said Kara Kerwin president of The Center for Education Reform. “Governors-elect in these states have proven themselves to be champions of reforms during their tenure as incumbent state executives, or have run on platforms that don’t shy away from being really vocal, putting students and parents first.”
“Too few of our modern-day state leaders have appreciated the absolute role they must play in bringing about substantive change in America’s schools. Voters agreed yesterday. State leaders are critical in leading the discussion and educating lawmakers on the policy conditions necessary for measures that will put the focus on student success and answer the demand for more and better educational options parents so desperately desire,” Kerwin concluded.
For more election results and to find out what other state races mean for student success and parent empowerment see CER’s Education50, continually being updated as election results roll in.