matt meyer's administration will have leadership that acts with urgency. we can't address economic, health care, or housing issues unless we first address this root cause. sarah: anything to add on teacher performance? rep. ramone: it's basic. looking at delaware being one of the lead is second and the bottom in the amount of tax dollars we take from citizens to put in education, less than $.25 gets to the classroom, the lowest in the nation. if we are talking about empowerment, let's empower principals. if you are talking about local control, let's give local control to families able to go to local community schools. if you are talking about improving and enhancing a child's ability to be successful in their educational experience, we need to make sure we have teachers that love to teach that are paid more than anyone else and rewarded for being great teachers, not feeling they have to move into administration to get a pay increase. one of the biggest things i get a little disappointed in in politics is when people try to say what other people are saying.

our first question goes first to matt meyer. >> mr. meyer, in independent review of delaware is independent funding system found the state to be investing anywhere from 600 million dollars to $1 billion more in education. the analysis indicated delaware should get rid of its current funding structure based on the number of students and switched to a system are strongly based on student needs. the newly created public education funding commission is weighing these recommendations and plans to deliver its own suggestion to the governor by next october. how would you specifically change delray's funding system if at all, and do you think more money should be invested in education? click thank you to tom, sarah, casey, university of delaware, delaware public media in delaware debate. my name is matt meyer, i'm running for governor because i believe we need leadership that will create quality jobs for delaware ian's. we are called to reduce the cost of living that's crushing too many delaware families. worked tirelessly to increase the affo

matt, republican senator katie britt of alabama. senator britt, it's so good to have you. thank you for joining us on the lead. tell us about when you met gina and steve meyer and you heard them tell katie story absolutely. >> well, jake, thank you so much for allowing me to be on and to talk about such an important topic. so my meeting with gina and steve was no doubt one of the most impactful meetings i've had as a us senator. when you think about how it came about, though, i think it gives you a little bit of a window into the u.s. senate. i got a phone call from john fetterman who said, hey, katie, i want you to take this meeting and let's make it happen today after for that they came into my office and sat down and began to tell me their story, jake. and as i've listened, probably very much like you, i listened as a parent and i just want to say as remarkable as katie myers was on this world, there is no doubt to me where she got her tenacity, what gina and steve are doing is just incredible. the resiliency and determination that they are showing in the face of the unthinkable. i mean, they are parents to three beautiful young women, and yet they are n