A. Ficus on Education and the Schools...


A. Ficus: For Real Education

1. No corporate advertising/sponsorship in the schools, including food vending and "free technology"

2. Real history books

3. Challenging the military provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act and military advertising on school web sites.

4. Promote media literacy education

5. Antiracism and antisexism education as outlined in the 2002 Mayor's Task Force on Community Relations

6. Peace education/alternatives to military recruiting

7. Encourage youth activism

8. Challenge the installation of synthetic (artificial) turf fields at our schools

9. Promote school gardens and garden curricula and locally-sourced food in school lunches

Paid for by Friends of Ficus for Mayor Committee. Rose Bush, Treasurer.