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Resolutions Passed at the Nueces County Democratic Party ConventionMarch 25, 2006
FREE QUALITY EDUCATION FROM PRE-K THROUGH COLLEGE
WHEREAS, education is a basic human right; and WHEREAS, people with a quality education are less likely to be marginalized by society; and WHEREAS, those with a quality education are more likely to participate in local and national elections; and WHEREAS, the average yearly wage for an individual with a bachelor’s degree is 3 times that of a non-degreed person; and WHEREAS, draining education funds to furnish vouchers for private education will undermine improvements needed in public schools; and WHEREAS, a universal, voluntary, full-day pre-kindergarten for ages 3-5 years will better prepare children for success in school, as well as ease the cost of quality child care for the working poor; and WHEREAS, the total cost of one year’s college tuition for each of the 12 million students now enrolled in state-supported colleges is $48 billion, which is less that one third of the recent tax cuts bestowed upon our wealthiest citizens; and WHEREAS, Congress has passed a Defense spending bill providing &8.9 billion to fund the National Defense system which has not been proven to work; therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the United States should regard education as just as important to our society as national defense; and be it furtherRESOLVED, that quality education from pre-K through College be provided to all without regard to financial status.