• Every elementary, middle and high school would have a free afterschool program.  This way kids wouldn’t be home alone, or hanging out on street corners while parents were at work.  The kids would have access to computers and sports equipment, as well as tutoring. 
  • All higher education would be free.
  • It would be required that every kid graduating high school be able to pass a basic math test without the use of a calculator.  Basic math = being able to add several three and four digit numbers, knowing how to balance a checkbook and make change.
  • Libraries would have extended hours and be open seven days a week.
  • Every newspaper would have a good news page.
  • Kids would admire teachers as much as they do sports heroes.
  • AIDS medications and all birth control products would be totally free.
  • Credit card companies wouldn’t be allowed on college campuses - too many kids ending up in debt and/or becoming adults in debt.
  • People running for office would have limits on how much could be spent on their campaigns.
  • Children would begin learning a second language in first grade.