Vivek Ramaswamy

who are ready to use that power in the right way to stand for the right principles, to actually fix the educational achievement crisis in our country. That's a big one, Dan. We're 75 percent of eighth graders right now can't even do proper math at an age appropriate level. We're going to fix that, but it's going to take strong governors to do it.

And that's why I'm looking to lead the way right here in Ohio.

And that's why I'm looking to lead the way right here in Ohio.

And that's why I'm looking to lead the way right here in Ohio.

Absolutely. I actually do think of this as a national security issue in the long run, Dan. And so when we frame in terms of school choice, I agree that you can feel a little bit parochial. School choice is important. We've got to go the full distance for homeschooling as an option. That's a first principle also, just based on the liberty.

Absolutely. I actually do think of this as a national security issue in the long run, Dan. And so when we frame in terms of school choice, I agree that you can feel a little bit parochial. School choice is important. We've got to go the full distance for homeschooling as an option. That's a first principle also, just based on the liberty.

Absolutely. I actually do think of this as a national security issue in the long run, Dan. And so when we frame in terms of school choice, I agree that you can feel a little bit parochial. School choice is important. We've got to go the full distance for homeschooling as an option. That's a first principle also, just based on the liberty.

Parents should be determining the education of their children and should be empowered to do it. And I'm in favor of that. But I think we also have to go further to the place where maybe some conservatives haven't yet gone. which is to say, how do you also equip our public schools to compete with the best of the alternatives? And there it is, often the teachers' unions who are standing in the way.

Parents should be determining the education of their children and should be empowered to do it. And I'm in favor of that. But I think we also have to go further to the place where maybe some conservatives haven't yet gone. which is to say, how do you also equip our public schools to compete with the best of the alternatives? And there it is, often the teachers' unions who are standing in the way.

Parents should be determining the education of their children and should be empowered to do it. And I'm in favor of that. But I think we also have to go further to the place where maybe some conservatives haven't yet gone. which is to say, how do you also equip our public schools to compete with the best of the alternatives? And there it is, often the teachers' unions who are standing in the way.

So one of the things that I'm going to do in the state of Ohio is we will implement merit-based pay for every teacher, for every principal, for every superintendent in the public schools of this state, where the best ones who are delivering results for kids end up getting paid more than they are right now.

So one of the things that I'm going to do in the state of Ohio is we will implement merit-based pay for every teacher, for every principal, for every superintendent in the public schools of this state, where the best ones who are delivering results for kids end up getting paid more than they are right now.

So one of the things that I'm going to do in the state of Ohio is we will implement merit-based pay for every teacher, for every principal, for every superintendent in the public schools of this state, where the best ones who are delivering results for kids end up getting paid more than they are right now.

But that comes at the expense of really clearing the brush and cutting a lot of the other dead weight that's around. get the cell phones out of the schools, actually implement a curriculum centered on math, reading, and writing proficiency.

But that comes at the expense of really clearing the brush and cutting a lot of the other dead weight that's around. get the cell phones out of the schools, actually implement a curriculum centered on math, reading, and writing proficiency.

But that comes at the expense of really clearing the brush and cutting a lot of the other dead weight that's around. get the cell phones out of the schools, actually implement a curriculum centered on math, reading, and writing proficiency.

There's kids in other countries right now, Dan, I'm not making this up, where English isn't even their first language, now doing better on English proficiency than our own students here. That's unacceptable to me. You have civic education in this country which needs to come back.

There's kids in other countries right now, Dan, I'm not making this up, where English isn't even their first language, now doing better on English proficiency than our own students here. That's unacceptable to me. You have civic education in this country which needs to come back.

There's kids in other countries right now, Dan, I'm not making this up, where English isn't even their first language, now doing better on English proficiency than our own students here. That's unacceptable to me. You have civic education in this country which needs to come back.

We require a citizenship test of every legal immigrant who comes here to know something about the country, and that's a good thing. Turns out that 80% of people who graduate from high school would fail that test right now.