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NUMBER 139 |
THE NEWSPAPER OF EDUCATION RIGHTS |
AUGUST 1997
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NEA Lobbying Instructions for 1997 Include:
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- a full partnership role for the federal government in assisting local school districts and postsecondary institutions by redirecting national priorities in order to provide substantial increases in federal education funding
- federal assistance for early childhood education programs
- development and maintenance of health care programs for children
- creation and maintenance of a national database on early childhood care and education programs
- a tax-supported, single-payer health care plan for all
- the addition of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution
- reproductive freedom without governmental intervention
- the use of affirmative action
- statehood for the District of Columbia
- education of children of undocumented workers
- grants to expand and implement guidance and counseling programs
- funding for the National Endowment for the Arts
- public financing for public broadcasting
- a national holiday honoring Cesar Chavez
- ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child
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