To make sure they are adequately safe, we must invest $500 million more to better secure our schools. The third pillar is academic excellence. Public education funding is at an all time high. Funding per student is at an all-time high. But improving education requires more than just spending more money. It requires high level instruction and better curriculum. Schools must focus on fundamentals, reading and writing, math and science, and of course, our country's founding documents. (04:52–04:58)
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Asserts that per-student funding is at its highest level.
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