The team and the approach that we've employed to implement the Standards are working exceptionally well. Of course we can improve. And we have to improve. It's for the good of the kids that we improve. Our children deserve that we do better and better.
Progress demands it.
And I believe we are doing what it takes to improve not only the quality of education, but also the achievement of students. More than 1.2 billion additional dollars for public education has been provided in the current budget over the last one. That's an almost 18 percent increase. But we are not simply tossing money around aimlessly. We're putting the right resources in the right places.