Education
Democrats know that the key to expanding opportunity is to provide every child with a world-class education. We want to meet our responsibilities to America's children by ensuring that our schools have the resources they need to help our kids meet high standards.
Democrats will also help expand educational opportunities for college by providing relief from skyrocketing college tuition, increasing the size and access to Pell Grants and supporting proven programs that encourage more young people to attend and succeed in college.
Republicans Offer No Relief As Student Loan Interest Rates Skyrocket
Starting tomorrow, students and parents who take out new loans to pay for college will pay considerably higher interest rates. Also, college graduates who don't consolidate and lock in their rates will be subject to a rate hike. This drastic change will affect millions of Americans. In 2005 alone, seven million students took out federal college loans to pay the increasingly high cost of college tuition, which has increased an average of 40 percent for four-year public colleges under the Bush Administration. [House Education Committee]Ex-President More Effective Than Current President ...
CNN: "The nation's largest beverage distributors have agreed to halt nearly all soda sales to public schools, according to a deal announced Wednesday by the William J. Clinton Foundation."Bush Fails to Make the Grade on Higher Education
Today, President Bush is in Tuskegee, Alabama, continuing his PR tour to tout his American Competitiveness Initiative. Despite the President's rhetoric, his Administration has worked to undermine higher education, making Americans less competitive with the rest of the world.Under Bush, America Not Moving Ahead Of The Pack
Today, President Bush will tout his American Competitiveness Initiative during an event in Rockville, Maryland. But, over the past five years, President Bush's failed policies on health care, trade and education have all made America less competitive and have undermined the economic security of our country.Historic Budget Cuts Shortchange American Students
Less than one week after President Bush used his State of the Union address to pay lip service to improving educational opportunities for American students, he released a budget proposal that includes the largest cut in the Department of Education’s history.College Students Get Stiffed, While Boehner Goes on Trips
Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" newly elected Republican House Leader John Boehner tried to justify the outrageous Republican cuts of $12.7 billion to student aid, saying that these unnecessary budget cuts would save the government money.The Grinch Who Stole Student Loans
This morning the Republican-led Senate voted to cut over $12 billion in student loans from the federal budget, the largest cut to student aid in history.College Democrats Stand Up Against Immoral Republican Budget Reconciliation.
Washington, DC – Today, the College Democrats of America opposed a Republican budget plan to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy by cutting crucial programs that are important to American college students. The Republican budget would cut more than $14 billion in student loans that benefit over 14 million American students every year.Where is Armstrong Williams When You Need Him?
While the Bush Administration and its apologists use isolated statistics to argue that their No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is working, a complete assessment of the Department of Education's national report card on NCLB shows that millions of children continue to be left behind.Bush Payoffs Deemed Illegal
In yet another publicized rebuke of the Republicans' culture of corruption in Washington, DC, the non-partisan General Accounting Office on Friday said the Bush Administration violated federal law when it funded a "covert propaganda" campaign to promote their No Child Left Behind legislation.Opportunity and Education Are the Keys to Reducing Crime; Not Racism
If Bill Bennett and his Republican colleagues in Washington are truly interested in reducing crime then they would not turn their backs on efforts to provide education for all and eliminate poverty in this country.Republicans in Washington and Juneau are Failing Alaska's Students
From the Alaska Democratic Party: As Alaska students prepare to head back to school, a new report by the Center for American Progress shows the impact of President Bush's and Governor Murkowski's failed leadership on education. The comprehensive report measuring educational progress across the country found that Alaska ranks 45th among all states on its high school graduation rate and 50th among the 50 states in academic readiness for college...As School Year Begins, Dean Praises 'Ambitious' Progressive Education Reforms
As the 2005-2006 school year begins, principals, teachers and parents are beginning an annual tradition: welcoming children back to school and wondering how long they will have to wait for real education reform to reach their communities. Today, a task force formed by the Center for American Progress and the Institute for America's Future unveiled a report with a series of ambitious reforms for overhauling public education in America.Blanco's Support of Head Start Making a Difference for Louisiana Kids
From the Baton Rouge Advocate: Improvements in public schools, juvenile justice and jobs will help the state shake its heritage of crippling poverty, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Monday...Tim Kaine Highlights His Commitment to Virginia Schools
From the Roanoke Times: Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine moved his campaign for governor into a new phase Saturday, tightening his focus on education spending...North Carolina Democrats Invest in Education
Unlile the Republicans in Washington, North Carolina Democrats know how to balance a budget and invest in the education of children: North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jerry Meek made this statement about the budget...Bush Should Stop Playing Games with Physical Fitness
The White House this weekend announced that President Bush received good news during his annual physical. Doctors pronounced the President to be in "superior" physical condition, which media reports attributed to his rigorous, six day a week exercise routine. While President Bush has made physical fitness a personal priority, his cuts to education funding have forced schools to roll back physical education classes and his Administration's efforts to undermine Title IX sports programs have threatened thousands of women's college sports programs.'W' is Wrong for Women
In the same week that the World Economic Forum issued its Gender Gap Report ranking the United States below three former Soviet republics, First Lady Laura Bush will address the Geneva based international organization during her visit to the Middle East.
March Madness!!! Bush Administration Rolls Back Title IX
The Bush Administration's Department of Education has quietly changed the rules for compliance with Title IX, the statute that bars sex discrimination in athletics at federally funded institutions. President Bush has repeatedly praised the role of women in athletics. Yet these new changes by the Bush Administration undermine the prospects for women's athletics.
