BISMARCK, N.D. (KUMV) - Incoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction Levi Bachmeier shared some of his thoughts on current events in state education during his press conference on Tuesday.

He says he agreed with the governor when he vetoed a bill that would have created educational savings accounts earlier this year.

He argued it was too narrow and would welcome conversations on how to make sure all students get the best education.

“Nobody should be opposed to choice. It’s ‘is the policy promoting equal and fair choice for all?’ or is it benefiting a small subset of the population? That’s where I would draw the line and say where public dollars should start and where they should stop,” said Bachmeier.

Bachmeier also called charter schools centers for innovation. He says th

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