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Did The Los Angeles County Democrats Read Their Platform?

LAUSD School Board Candidate Karla Griego would uphold the party’s promise to hold charter schools accountable. LACDP endorsed her opponent.

“And we’ll continue working to increase accountability at charters, holding them to the same transparency standards as public schools.”

– Democratic Party Platform

While there are high expectations that having a former teacher as their Vice-Presidential candidate will strengthen the Democratic Party’s commitment to public education, its 2024 platform was completed before Tim Walz was picked. Still, this document includes a strong commitment to educating our children, especially when the Republican platform promises “to close the Department of Education”. On education policies, the difference between the two parties is stark:

• Under the outline of Project 2025, a Trump administration would “Eliminate the Head Start program” that serves about 833,000 low-income children. The Democrats promise to “provide free, universal preschool for four-year-olds, saving the families of 5 million…