The Democratic National Committee unveiled its 2012 platform
on Monday, the first day of the Democratic National Convention. The platform
features integrated, narrative goals highlighting education as a vital
necessity for improving quality of life. This includes striving to have the
highest proportion of college graduates of any nation by the year 2020. The
platform also highlights the ESEA flexibility waivers, Race to the Top grants and educational
opportunities at all levels including improving opportunities for early
childhood education and Head Start. The dropout rate and the achievement gap
are also highlighted as concerns and are addressed by the need to strengthen the
public school system from traditional public schools to charter schools, magnet
schools and career academies.
The platform also features a section on Americans with
Disabilities featuring access to employment and health care, as well as a
commitment from the administration to hire 100,000 employees with disabilities
within the federal government by the year 2015. The platform does not mention
IDEA nor does it feature any specific intentions or goals for students with
disabilities or special education, but does maintain inclusivity and access to
education for all students as one of its primary goals.
To read the DNC platform, please click here.
To see CEC’s PI story on the Republican National Committee, please click here.
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