We laid the groundwork to begin reducing class size during the first term. We increased school operating assistance by more than one-third in just four years, and invested more in school construction than ever before. We built or renovated nearly 6,000 classrooms. In Southern Maryland, we ensured officials could handle additional children from the Patuxent Naval base expansion. The job isn't finished.
Many children sit in overcrowded classrooms.
Many schools need modernization. That's why we have an aggressive second-term program to renovate schools, eliminate temporary structures and help local communities hire more teachers. No one approach works by itself. A single approach to improving our schools won't work. We need a wide-ranging effort to give our children the best schools in the country.