Remarks before the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Annual Convention, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Remarks at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

Remarks at Queens College, Flushing, New York.

Remarks at the Quarterly Regional Economic Press Briefing, New York City.

Schools are essential in forming human capital and in improving the long-term health of the economy. They are also heavily reliant on state and local funds, which were severely depleted during the Great Recession. To alleviate some of the strain on local budgets, the federal government passed...