In the last year alone, the number of P.S. 96 3rd-graders reading at or above grade level has gone up more than 300 percent. This is astonishing for the school. And now they want music education. Because it's also good for academics, as you've already heard. Look at these kids.
All children can learn, and all children deserve a chance to learn.
And the teachers and the principal and the parents here have done this. So give them another hand. This is unbelievable. You know, I often say that I might not have been President if it hadn't been for school music. And it's really true.