Public schools have existed in America for hundreds of years. As our country has grown, so too has the demand for educated, skilled, and productive citizens who are perpetually called upon to protect our nation and break through seemingly impossible barriers.

American citizens, educated in our public schools, built the machines and weapons that ended World War I in support of free nations, saved the world from the threat of Nazism in World War II, won the Space Race, and led the way in creating the largest, most innovative economy in the world through the Information Age and beyond.

As a veteran, and an educator, I believe wholeheartedly that these great feats would not have been possible without a strong system of public education capable of creating an informed citizenry to protect our

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