Thank you!
Although the election did not go as we had hoped, we are building a movement and I am here, with you, for the long haul.
Friends,
Unfortunately, I did not have the votes to move forward in my quest to become the next California Superintendent of Public Instruction. While I am disappointed, I am proud of what our campaign accomplished through 2022.
In addition to my stalwart family, I am thankful for the many friends, allies, and advisors for helping me build a resilient campaign that did its best with limited resources under adverse circumstances. I am also grateful for those who gave of their time and treasure to sustain a campaign that was vastly outspent by entrenched interests.
I ran for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction because I wanted to ensure that my children and the millions of kids in our public school system receive the high-quality education they deserve because parents were heard and listened to. And when parents are engaged and have choices to provide their children with the best educational outcomes and opportunities, everyone succeeds.
We are building a movement that will take time to fully develop and I’m here, with you, for the long haul.
We know that money is not the determining factor in education – parents are. And for those parents consigned to failing traditional public school because of their zip code and frustrated by the failures of the union-dominated machine, I am committed to reducing the outsized influence of teachers’ unions and producing innovative policies that will allow you the greatest flexibility and autonomy to pursue academic excellence for your children. Paraphrasing C.S. Lewis, now is the time to irrigate the deserts of our children’s minds and we can do that best when parents are in control and have feasible choices.
I intend to grow our coalition of parents and education advocates now that the obstacles and challenges are clearer and better understood. I know leaders will continue to rise up in the thousand school districts across the state and more effectively hold their local boards and public schools accountable.
With that, I hope you will continue with me as we strengthen the parent movement in 2023 and beyond. I will have updates for you in the near future.
Sincerely yours,
Lance Christensen
