• Every student should have the opportunity to attend an excellent school.

• Allow students to graduate early and offer them a college scholarship equal to the amount the state would have spent on the last year of high school.

• Ensure state education dollars follow the needs of students so parents can select the best possible educational options for their children.

• Create an Indiana Charter School Board to authorize new charters across the state.

• Allow private higher education institutions to apply to the State Board of Education to authorize new charters.

• Increase accountability for all charter authorizers. Only let the best open, and close poor performing charters.

• Expand virtual charter schools to reach underserved students and to fill gaps in the traditional system.

• Eliminate caps on charters and help them access safe and appropriate public facilities.

• Grant schools and communities more authority to convert failing schools to charters.

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