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Make Education a Top Priority for 2008 Candidates!
Target: 2008 Presidential CandidatesSponsored by: Prepare the Future
Schools are in crisis. Seventy percent of our eighth graders are not proficient in math, and 69 percent are not proficient in reading. A million students drop out of school every year. And that's the average.
Poor children, children of color, children with disabilities and children whose first language is not English face even higher hurdles. That's not fair to the child and it hurts our democracy, economy and our communities.
Despite the importance of public education, the men and women who want to win the 2008 presidential election have said almost nothing of substance about education in the debates, in speeches, or online. Let's change that!
Demand they tell us their plans to:
- Raise standards of achievement in our public schools.
- Ensure that every child has access to high quality early education programs.
- Improve high school graduation rates, making sure that our students are ready for college and the workforce.
- Put a highly effective teacher in every classroom.
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Lauren Stone, California
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Nick Davis, Canada
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Natalie Abram, Kentucky
Education is the future!
Education is the future!
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Jennie Havens, New Jersey
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Anna Montecino, California
It needs to be addressed for they are our future
It needs to be addressed for they are our future
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Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin
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JOCELYNE ANNIE, Canada
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Kelly Phinney, Colorado
Our childern NEED the best we can give them!!!
Our childern NEED the best we can give them!!!
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Sandra Williamson, Colorado
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Victoria Abney, Ohio
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Rick Abney, Ohio
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Karen Matingou, California
"Our children are our future" is not just a cliche. Education must be our top priority to ensure our global competitiveness in the future. Don't shortcut education!
"Our children are our future" is not just a cliche. Education must be our top priority to ensure our global competitiveness in the future. Don't shortcut education!
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Michelle Hyman, California
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