Today we welcome Lance Christensen, candidate for California Superintendent of Public Instruction. We discuss Christensen's candidacy, school choice, issues in education, and more.

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(06:50) Student Choice Initiative

(16:01) Pure pupil spending

(27:59) School choice

(33:55) How does CA compare to other states in education?

(43:04) Raising literacy rates