This document records testimony from a hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor that was held to examine investing in improving schools, creating jobs, and strengthening families and the economy. Member statements were provided by: (1) Honorable Robert C. Scott, "Bobby", Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor; and (2) Honorable Virginia Foxx, Ranking Member, Committee on Education and Labor. Witness statements were provided by: (1) Mary W. Filardo, Founder and Executive Director, 21st Century School Fund; (2) Bob Lanter, Executive Director, California Workforce Association; (3) Neal McCluskey, Ph.D., Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute; (4) Rasheed Malik, MPP, Senior Policy Analyst, Early Childhood Policy Center for American Progress; (5) Mark Mitsui, President, Portland Community College; and (6) Brian Riedl, Senior Fellow in Budget, Tax, and Economics, The Manhattan Institute. Additional submissions include: (1) Chairman Scott: Report, "State of Our Schools 2016: America's K-12 Facilities"; BlueGreen Alliance letter dated April 28, 2021; Paper from "Child Development," "Impacts of a Prekindergarten Program on Children's Mathematics, Language, Literacy, Executive Function, and Emotional Skill", Nov-Dec 2013; Executive Summary, "Investing in Our Future: The Evidence Base on Preschool Education", Society for Research in Child Development; Report, "A public investment agenda that delivers the goods for American workers needs to be long-lived, broad, and subject to democratic oversight", Economic Policy Institute; Report, "Condition of America's Public School Facilities: 2012-13", National Center for Education Statistics, March 2014; Research Brief, "Untangling the Evidence on Preschool Effectiveness: Insights for Policymakers", Learning Policy Institute, January 2019; Rebuild America's Schools letter dated April 28, 2021; American Federation of Teachers letter dated April 28, 2021; and Link: GAO Report 20-494 dated June 4, 2020, "K-12 EDUCATION--School Districts Frequently Identified Multiple Building Systems Needing Updates or Replacement"; (2) Honorable Frederica S. Wilson, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida: Article from Communities In Schools, "3 Million Kids Missing From School Because of COVID-19 Is a Travesty", March 5, 2021; Article from "The 74," "Report Estimates 1 to 3 Million Students Missing From School Since March, But Data on Disrupted Learning is 'At Best a Moving Target'" October 21, 2020; and Article from "The Washington Post," "Unprecedented numbers of students have disappeared during the pandemic. Schools are working harder than ever to find them." February 25, 2021; (3) Honorable Glenn Grothman, a Representative in Congress from the State of Wisconsin: "The Drawbacks of Universal Pre-K: A Review of the Evidence"; and (4) Honorable Susan Wild, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania: Prepared statement from SMART and NEMIC. Questions were submitted for the record by: Honorable Russ Fulcher, a Representative in Congress from the State of Idaho. Responses to questions were submitted for the record by: (1) Mr. McClusky; and (2) Mr. Reidl.