The point is that nobody wants a Bill Gates in their child's classroom. We want trained professional educators. We want the state to offer them enough money and autonomy that we can attract the most talented teachers. 

We want guarantees that our schools will be adequately staffed with small class sizes,  math and reading specialists, full time librarians and counselors.

We're not interested in funding plans that take money away from one underfunded district to give it to another. All of our schools need new revenue. Finally, because the challenges our students face are mostly related to poverty, we need to protect the programs currently helping their families.