Could School Choice Soon Be Expanding In Illinois? [AUDIO]

With the election of Bruce Rauner as governor, Illinois voters have chosen a candidate who has made education reform a key issue. Even before entering the race for the state's top job, Rauner was deeply involved in opening charter schools across Chicago.

In one of his first moves as governor, Rauner named former State Sen. James Meeks to be his State Board of Education chairman. Meeks, Democrat, also has been a long-time proponent of school choice. So are we getting closer to a massive school choice expansion in Illinois?

Earlier this week, we talked with Andrew Campanella on the show. He's the president of National School Choice Week, the nation’s largest-annual celebration of opportunity in education. He says leaders in states across the country are enacting policies that put parents back in charge of their children's education. We asked him if he's encouraged by what's happening in Illinois and how one school in New York is improving education by paying teachers a six-figure salary.

He's our full interview with Andrew: