Clark ~ Opportunity for All

Opportunity for All


In South Carolina on Thursday, Wes Clark announced a plan to tackle the persistent problem of school inequity. Clark argued that for too many children in America, the education they get depends on where they live and how much money their parents have.

"Fifty years after Brown versus the Board of Education, the struggle for school equity still continues." Clark told a gathering of student, teachers and supporters at a high school in Dillon, "America owes every child the opportunity to succeed in life, the opportunity that can only come with a quality education."

Clark's three-part plan to improve education includes meeting the federal government's commitment to education, training and retaining good teachers, and building and renovating safe schools.

He believes that we need to fully fund the laws we pass, to ensure that states facing fiscal crises are not forced to make cuts in education funding. That includes giving states and school districts greater freedom to target assistance to schools with the greatest needs.

"President Bush has set all sorts of standards for our schools," Clark said. "But he simply hasn't given them the funding they need to meet those standards. I've got a different approach. I'm going to fully fund No Child Left Behind."

Putting qualified teachers in every classroom is a top priority, according to Clark. He will invest in keeping good teachers where they are needed most and supporting professional development.

"Our kids deserve the best teachers possible, but we simply cannot attract and retain them if we refuse to pay them what they deserve," Clark said.

Clark recognizes that states and school districts are faced with the immense task of making all schools safe, comfortable, and compatible with the latest technology. He will invest in school construction and support small rural schools.

"Too many of our children attend schools under leaky roofs, or in run-down trailers, or in classrooms unequipped to teach the lessons they need to learn," Clark said. "That's simply unacceptable


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He's the only General. People love that. People think Dean is too far left, and they don't trust the others because they're politicians.

Wes can win.

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Could I make a suggestion that you consider writing a bit more substance in your comments if you are going to attack a particular candidate. Also, the 'electable/unelectable' theme has been done absolutely to DEATH around here. Most posters, from all the candidates' perspectives, are pretty tired of making and re-making these tired arguments.

Just some friendly advice from a fellow Wes Clark supporter.

Enjoy!

glad to have you on board. You know, I feel lucky we have great candidates that can take down bush*.

I only type with 2 fingers, so I don't write much long stuff.

You guys are good at that.

I am like the man in the back of the room holding up the big Wes Clark 04 sign while you make the long speeches.

It's a big room and needs everyone.

I will try and write a paragraph about my support of Wes tonight.

I totally agree with your praise of General Clark. He's the one to take down *, no doubt about it!
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Lovely concept. Amazing that we have to fight for it,
but we do.

Not only a solid grasp of the problems that beset America, but an understanding of the roots of these problems. he also seeems to have a clear grasp of what is needed to rectify the problem.
He is strong on Environment & climate change, he is pro-choice, and his platform seems to show an awareness of problems that beset ordinary workers and how helping ordinary workers will benifit the economy- not just of America, but the world.
He rightly points out that supporting unionisation abroad will hit the sweatshop economies that always undercut British and American goods in the marketplace. I wish everyone were thinking it through like that!
That said, Howard Dean is also strong on the Environment, and wants to see America become self sufficient in energy within a decade. ( Makes more sense than a screwball mission to Mars!)
Whichever one wins, I hope he chooses the other for Vice President.
The world needs men of vision like these.