Next week is Super Tuesday and Amanda and Vickie bring you this timely episode to get you up-to-speed on the rest of the top candidates and their proposed education and disability platforms so that you can make the best-informed decision.

If K-12 education and disability rights are important to you, you’re not going to want to miss this show!

Show Highlights:

• The top five Presidential candidates are Amy Klobuchar, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders (which was Episode 117 and you can find it HERE), Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg.
• The one thing that these candidates have in common is that they have ALL said they want to ensure full funding of the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).
• However, just because schools receive the funding does not mean they will use it correctly.
• Klobuchar: 
  • She is a firm proponent of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-focused programs).
  • Increase funding for public schools.
  • Increase funding for state disability programs.
  • Increase in teacher pay.
  • Do not allow private school vouchers.
  
  
• Warren:
  • IDEA initial funding to cover the additional costs of educating students with disabilities was 40% in 1975. Now it is around 15%.
  • Block the private school vouchers.
  • Civil rights - ensure that students are being treated fairly, including protections for the LGBTQ community.
  • Wants funding fairly distributed.
  
  
• Biden:
  • His 5 Key Points:
    • Support our educators by giving them the pay and dignity they deserve.
    • Invest in resources for our schools so students grow into physically and emotionally healthy adults, and educators can focus on teaching.
    • Ensure that no child’s future is determined by their zip code, parents’ income, race, or disability.
    • Provide every middle and high school student a path to a successful career.
    • Start investing in our children at birth.
    
    
  
  
• Buttigieg:
  • He actually lays out a 19-page plan on his website, so Amanda and Vickie will highlight some issues.
  • Ensure that the inclusivity of people with disabilities spans not only education but platforms all across the United States.
  • Make inclusive education an expectation.
  • Improve students’ mental health.
  • Improve interdisciplinary practices between general education and special education, as well as mental health.
  • Support and strengthen Title 9.
  
  
• How is the education plan in YOUR state being affected by what’s being proposed?

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