A combination of crushing property taxes and unfunded Harrisburg mandates is leaving even our strongest school districts in a dilemma. And troubled districts, where some schools are downright unsafe, are being left behind. The issue isn’t a lack of funding. It’s a lack of fundamentals. Carrie knows that for schools to succeed, they have to focus on their real job: teaching students how to be useful citizens in a democracy. That’s why she knows that old-fashioned competition, with funds following the students and giving families school choice, is the vital first-step in solving our educational crisis.