is power program, which has set the standard thanks to the ground breaking work of the the late harriet ballols are doing a lot more than closing the achievement gap. they're bringing hope. and real opportunity to places where for years there's been none. charter schools are so successful that almost every politician can find something good ty

knowledge is power program which has set the standard, thanks to the grownbreaking work of the late harriet ball. these charter schools are doing a lot more than closing the achievement gap. they are bringing hope and real opportunity to places where, for years, there's been none. charter schools are so successful that almost every politician can find something good to say about them. but as we saw in massachusetts, true reform requires much more than talk. as governor, i vetoed the bill blocking charter schools. but my legislature was 87% democrat and my veto could easily have been overwritten. so i joined with the black legislative caucus and their votes helped preserve my veto which meant new charter schools, including some in urban neighborhoods would be opened. when it comes to education reform, candidates can't have it both ways. talking up education reform while indulging the same groups that are blocking reform, you can be the voice of disadvantaged public school students or you can be the protector of special interest like the teachers unions. but you can't be both. i've made my choice.

there's a remarkable story, the knowledge is power program thanks to groundbreaking work of the late harriet ball. these charter schools are doing a lot more than closing the achievement gap. they are bringing hope and real opportunity to places where for years there has been none. charter schools are so successful that almost every politician can find something good to say about them. as we saw in massachusetts, true reform requires much more of the talk. as governor, i vetoed the bill blocking charter schools. but my legislature was 87% democrat and my veto could have been easily over written. so i joined with the black legislati legislative caucus and their votes help preserved my veto, which meant that new charter schools, including some in urban neighborhoods, would be opened. [ applause ] when it comes to education reform, candidates can't have it both ways. talking up education reform while indulging in the same groups that are blocking reform, you can be the voice of disadvantaged public school students or the protector of special interests like the teacher unions but you can't be both. i

knowledge is power program which has set the standard thanks to the groundbreaking work of the late harriet ball. these charter schools are doing a lot more than closing the achievement gap. they're bringing hope and real opportunity to places where for years there's been none. charter schools are so successful that almost every politician can find something good to say about them but as we saw in massachusetts, true reform requires much more than talk. as governor, i vetoed the bill blocking charter schools. but my legislature was 87% democrat and my veto could have easily been overridden. so i joined with with the blackledge slate tiff caucus and their votes helped preserve my veto, which meant that new charter schools, including some in urban neighborhoods, would be opened. [applause] when it comes to education reform candidates can't have it both ways. talking up education reform, while indulging the same groups that are blocking reform. you can be the form of disadvantaged public school students or you can be the protector of special interests like the teachers unions but you can't be both.