Education technology and school construction go together. Modernization, updating education facilities, and making a capital investment in education are all included.

Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools.

This program will do more to promote the state's education and economy than any other investment. Still, there is more to do. We need to make sure teachers are well-educated and we need to make sure classroom sizes stay small.

We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational technology that is the same high quality everywhere.

Technology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program that provides laptops for all youngsters would close a gap that most of us are not aware of, or will not admit to, which is a tremendous gap in the poor communities.

People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp or elevator as people who have been given unnecessary privileges. But I run into that often now. People are saying, 'Why do we have to go to great expense for these people?'