●Revise NCLB●Early learning Opportunities (ex.

Head Start)●Smaller class sizes

●More after school activities●Individualized attention for

students

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.

● 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

● Test new teachers for competency● Emphasis on teachers as professionals● Opposes school vouchers● Against individual merit pay for individu-

al teachers● Gear Up Program

● 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

● Opponent of violent and sexual electronic media

● Provide meaningful sup-port for “kinship care” families

● Incorporate Internships

●Supports universal preschools

●Raise pay for teachers

●Support same-sex families

●Wants to create a National Teacher's University

● Improve education working conditions

●Supports radically overhauling NCLB

●Support better tests, broader measures of school success

● Reward successful schools● Designate more resources for low-income children

● Fully fund special education● Raise graduation rates

●Expand early childhood education.

●Reward successful schools through grants.

●Expand summer school

● Supports merit pay for teachers.

● Would Reform and Refund NCLB.

● Support teachers working conditions.

● More Accountability

●More access to A.P programs.

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.

Works Cited

● ontheissues.org

● hillaryclinton.com

● barackobama.com

● johnedwards.com

● dnc.org

● realclearpolitics.com