A strong, thriving education system is essential to ensure our children are prepared for the future - and have the best chance for success in life. This year in the legislative session, we reformed the education funding formula to ensure all students, including multilingual learners, are receiving the support they need. We also allocated millions to support early childhood education and care programs. To support higher education and enhance workforce development efforts, we created the Hope Scholarship program to provide two years of free tuition for students at Rhode Island College. Additionally, we expanded the Wavemaker Fellowship program to include teachers, and provided funding for the creation of a new cybersecurity institute at RIC.