We demand adequate funding for rehabilitation, housing, education, and employment opportunities for all veterans needing assistance. We call upon the federal, state and local governments to abide by all treaties with Native American Nations. We support addressing drug issues as primarily a social problem. Full employment with adequate pay, government funded education, treatment and rehabilitation programs ultimately will produce better results than imprisonment. We demand adequate funding for research, treatment, humane care and programs for halting the AIDS epidemic.
Public education is critical to democracy.
Quality education underlies a healthy economy, a secure country, a strong system of justice, and freedom from poverty. Federal government should assume greater responsibility for improving funding of public education, both directly and through student financial aid. We oppose the privatization of any educational institution or function, including vouchers, charter schools, and block grants, which are currently publicly funded. State public education policy should promote increased cooperation among local school boards, teachers, parents, students and state government in educating children to develop their full intellectual, emotional, physical and social potential. State government should provide more funding for the UW system, the vocational, technical and adult education system and other public state colleges.