Peter Franchot on Education

Supports financial literacy & college capital projects

Peter has been a consistent supporter of advancing our public higher education system. As a member of the Board of Public Works, he has voted to approve more than $1 billion in capital projects that allows our public universities and community colleges to provide the world-class education that our students deserve and need to compete in a global economy.

Healthy classrooms yes; standardized testing no

Peter has been a vocal opponent of standardized testing and its outsized role in determining academic achievement and teacher performance. Peter will continue to advocate for Maryland's public schools to eliminate standardized testing as a high school graduation or grade promotion requirement. What's more, ending the stranglehold of standardized testing will give teachers more control in how they educate their students.