It will be much higher than the cost of their education. We must also make available the spaces and the buildings needed for effective education. We must pay those who teach well and expect much of them. We cannot assume that the schools will succeed if we do not support them adequately. We must also not forget to support Montgomery College, as it expands efforts to educate more and more young people and adults.
Affordable housing is in very short supply.
We appear likely to lose some of that housing for a variety of reasons, including reduced Federal support and the loss of Section 8 and 236 status for some units. Staying abreast of the need does not mean simply maintaining the existing stock. That won't do it. We must dramatically expand available housing if we are to find places for the poor, whose numbers are growing, and for those with disabilities and mental illness, as well as seniors with low incomes. The mental health system is in serious and growing crisis.