Program Service Current Events
- 1. Revise NCLB Early learning Opportunities (ex. Head Start) Smaller class sizes More after school activities Individualized attention for students
- 2. Democratic Party on Education Federal government needs to fund education, including special education. Raise pay for teachers. Improve : Mentoring Professional development New technology training for teachers.
- 3. Create new rewards for teachers Fair dismissal policies for teachers Build new schools with modern technology Advocate community service as part of education. Oppose school vouchers
- 4. Test new teachers for competency Emphasis on teachers as professionals Opposes school vouchers Against individual merit pay for individual teachers Gear Up Program
- 5. Salary increases for teachers More after-school programs Smaller class sizes Reform NCLB Provide support for new parents Proponent of early education, i.e. Head Start
- 6. Opponent of violent and sexual electronic media Provide meaningful support for “kinship care” families Incorporate Internships
- 7. Supports universal preschools Raise pay for teachers Support same-sex families
- 8. Wants to create a National Teacher's University Improve education working conditions
- 9. Supports radically overhauling NCLB Support better tests, broader measures of school success
- 10. Reward successful schools Designate more resources for low-income children Fully fund special education Raise graduation rates
- 11. Expand early childhood education. Reward successful schools through grants. Expand summer school
- 12. Supports merit pay for teachers. Would Reform and Refund NCLB.
- 13. Support teachers working conditions. More Accountability
- 14. More access to A.P programs.
- 15. ReCap and Overview of Democratic Positions Reform and Fund NCLB More emphasis on early education programs Higher pay for teachers Teachers = Professionals Give public schools' more autonomy + flexibility Provide multi-level support and resources that reach children of all socio-economic levels.
- 16. Works Cited ontheissues.org hillaryclinton.com barackobama.com johnedwards.com dnc.org realclearpolitics.com