! Candidate!Questionnaire! 1. What'is'your'vision'for'the'future'of'education'in'Indiana?' ' ' 2. Indiana'currently'funds'vouchers'for'private'and'parochial'schools'and'provides'funding'for' charter'schools.''' •

What'is'your'opinion'of'the'impact'this'has'on'traditional'public'schools?' '

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Do'you'believe'tax'dollars'should'support'private'and'parochial'education?''

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Do'you'agree'charter'and'voucher>accepting'schools'should'be'held'to'the'same'standards'as' traditional'public'schools?'

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Do'you'agree'any'school'receiving'state'money'should'hold'board'meetings'open'to'the'public?'

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Do'you'believe'that'the'funding'formula'for'schools'should'be'revised'so'that'public'schools' across'the'state'are'equitably'funded?'

' 3. Do'you'support'fully'funding'the'state'mandate'for'all'day'kindergarten'in'all'public'school' districts?' 4. Do'you'support'state>funded'public'pre>school'with'or'without'the'use'of'vouchers?' 5. Indiana'spends'over'45'million'dollars'every'year'on'high>stakes'testing.' •

Do'you'think'test'scores'should'be'the'primary'factor'in'evaluating'schools,'teachers,'and' students?'

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Do'you'think'standardized'test'scores'are'an'adequate'measure'of'education?'''

6. The'Center'for'Education'and'Career'Innovation'costs'taxpayers'an'excess'of'3'million'dollars' and'overlaps'the'jurisdiction'of'the'Indiana'Department'of'Education.''Do'you'support'the' continuation'of'this'agency'created'by'Governor'Pence?' Name___________________________________________________________________________________' Candidate'for__________________________________'''''''''''''''District_____________________________'