"The education of our children is the paramount among our
priorities. We believe in the principle that an enlightened
community as a prosperous community is a prosperous
community."
Bordallo's Goals in Education:
“Initiating an
internship program whereby students of the schools of the territory can work
with leaders in private and public industries to determine whether their
interest lie in such directions and learn to determine the problems and
pleasures of those holding responsible positions both in private industry and in
public service”- Ricky Bordallo, 1976 (State of the Territory Message, 7)
“Placing major
emphasis on improving vocational training and job skills, up-grading the Guam
Trade and Technical School, increasing funds available for vocational training”-
”- Ricky
Bordallo, 1976 (State of the Territory
Message, 7)
“Guam’s youth citizens face a bright future as the
economy moves ahead in a balanced growth and opportunities for training in
skills and technical areas are offered in the newly established Guam Community
College and under Federal CETA programs.”– Ricky Bordallo, 1978 (Guam A New Era of Growth, 5)
“The main purpose of the college should be to encourage the advancement of knowledge and the acceleration of the Territory’s economic development”- Ricky Bordallo, 1976 (State of the Territory Message, 7)
Guam's 1974 Democratic Party Platform on Education:
“Increasing student participation in the direction
of their education by providing for the election of two student voting representatives to the
Guam Board of Education, one from public schools and one from private institutions of the
territory, and by providing that one voting member of the Board of Regents
shall be elected by and from the students of the University of Guam.”- Guam
Democratic Party, 1974,The Democratic
Party Platform, 7)
“We shall
obtain assistance in meeting Guam’s
educational problems from those large and well funded non-profit foundations
such as the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation and the like that
undoubtedly would be interested in resolving Guam’s educational problems if
approached properly.” - Guam
Democratic Party, 1974, The Democratic
Party Platform, 7)
“Guaranteed access for all college students to loan
funds from the University of Guam with long term repayment based on future
earnings; not only the poor, but families with moderate incomes must be
provided relief from the of
undergraduate and professional education." - Guam Democratic Party, 1974 (The Democratic Party Platform, 10)
“Increased
efforts to meet the special needs and cost of
educationally disadvantaged children handicapped by poverty or
non-English speaking family b background’- Guam Democratic Party, 1974 (The Democratic Party Platform, 7-8).
