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should be free to determine their career without fear of
drowning in debt incurred by rising tuition fees.
We believe that the great expenditure on war, jails and
prisons and on corporate welfare is a crime; and that these
billions could instead partly be used towards providing education
for all and guaranteeing jobs.
Education is a lifelong endeavor, not only to provide a
person the tools to be productive in society, but also to connect
a person and their surroundings to events in history.
We therefore believe that the long view of history and the
science of human and societal development should be taught.
The history of all oppressed nationalities and the true
history of colonization of their lands and subjugation of their
people should be taught as well, rather than the oppressor’s
slant on history that is taught in schools across the country.
To this end, we support all oppressed people and their right
to educate their own people
2. The demilitarization of our schools
Today many schools, especially those in inner cities and
neighborhoods of oppressed nationalities, look like prisons:
bars on the windows, metal detectors at entrances and roving
police patrols. These things are not conducive to a positive
learning environment and serve to intimidate and criminalize
young people.
Military recruiters should not be allowed access to young
people. With college tuition increasing and access to loans
decreasing, the military option appears more attractive to
youth uncertain about their economic future and that of their
families. Recruiters spread lies to persuade youth to join a
military that is used to wage war in the interests of a system
that perpetuates exploitation.
As a whole the No Child Left Behind Act should be repealed,
and especially the portion that allows recruiters access
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