It's time for the State Board of Education to get back to the serious business of preparing our children for success in college and in their careers. With your support, I’ll work to put Texas kids first by:

• relying on educational experts, not on partisan attack dogs, as we develop school policies;

• listening to teachers and public school administrators—our front-line educators—when it’s time to adopt new standards and new textbooks;

• restoring public trust in how Texas manages its Permanent School Fund; and

• preparing Texas public schools for twenty-first-century opportunities.

I hope you will join me in creating a stronger future for all Texas children.