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Education Task Force

Overview of Policy on Education

Education is a public good. It is one of the fundamental responsibilities of government. The American people deserve high-quality publicly-funded education from pre-school through university according to their interests and aims regardless of their economic or physical conditions, gender, race, age, religious beliefs or sexual orientation. In recent years our schools have suffered along with other vital public services from tax cuts, tax diversions and excessive federal borrowing to fund ever increasing war budgets. We need to change our priorities and re-establish public services for the public good among our most important values. [read more]

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Policy Position Papers

The following white papers describe our policies in depth on issues related to education. Unless otherwise indicated, all papers have been ratified by the PDA grassroots via our National Spokescouncil. Those papers marked as DRAFT are working drafts which are not yet ratified. We encourage you to send comments or suggestions by clicking on the "comment" link after each draft.

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What You Can Do

Our task force recommends the following actions for individuals and groups. Follow the links for tips, tools, and suggestions.

• Local Level Actions
• State Level Actions
• National Level Actions

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Recommended Resources

Resources for Policy on Education
Specific Critiques of NCLB and High Stakes Testing
General Discussion/Resources on Standards and Assessment
Purposes/Goals of Education
Multiculturalism and Diversity
Research Organizations
Higher Education
Educational History
Curriculum
Educational Activism
Case Studies: Mississippi Freedom Schools and Finland

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