I have a grandson and an adopted granddaughter. My granddaughter is having a total meltdown (she is 9) because she can't grasp the concept of the math and gets upset if she can not do well. This is putting to much pressure on the children and the parents. Sometimes in order to help my grandson with his homework, my daughter has to go online and learn how to do it. Life is becoming too stressful as it is without putting all this added pressure on our children.

Research confirms the relationship between school start times, sleep deprivation and student performance, as well as depression and mod swings. Mounting evidence about the biology of Adolescent Sleep, and the impact of later start times has shown that starting early not only undermines students' academic achievements but risks their health and safety. Data from later starting schools demonstrates improvements in tardiness, absenteeism and performance.

Since 1982, the Governor's School for the Sciences has been the premier science program for thousands of Pennsylvania's brightest high school students. As a '15 alumni of the program, I know firsthand that the learning, social, and experiential bonds PGSS cultivates are truly special. By discontinuing funding for PGSS, Governor Wolf, you will sincerely be doing a great disservice to thousands of Pennsylvania's next innovators, discoverers, and scholars for years to come.

Privatizing is a union-busting, job destroying. and service destroying CUTBACK. We need to support our AFSCME brothers and sisters and stop privatization at RCC in the bud.

I was abused by my Kindergarten teacher and the gym teacher in my freshman year of highschool.

We need a better mechanism for authentic public participation in the governance of the state-controlled School District of Philadelphia. Don't you agree? City Council is uniquely positioned to directly engage the School Reform Commission and administration of the School District of Philadelphia. It can solicit information and expect a response. Therefore it is uniquely positioned to provide a mechanism to create meaningful and robust public participation.

I am starting this position because the people of Detroit are being robbed of their constitutional rights as the state takes them over.

Did you know that meals served at prisons are actually more nutritious than the ones served at the average American high school? For many students, school meals are the only meals they receive all day. Childhood obesity is a big problem in the United States, and providing more nutritious meals at school will be a large step towards the solution. Let's work together to ensure that those meals are nutritious and tasty.

Asher Holmes Elementary School is unique in that the hallway walls are covered with murals, painted by a teacher, Mr. David Bassoff Wells, starting in 1973. These murals depict stories ranging from Snow White to A Bug's LIfe. They are a source of pride for the School, and for the Students. They are more than wall coverings, they are works of art, given to the students by a caring art teacher, a gift, that has lasted more than 40 years! As stated on the Board of Education's own website, "Our walls are a source of wonder to young siblings who visit the building and a source of pride for the students who attend Asher Holmes." Yet, for some inexplicable reason, The School and Board wants to cover up this rich artistic history. THIS MUST BE STOPPED! Why is Asher Holmes willing to destroy this artwork?

Brain research proves the importance of quality early care and education programs. Childcare centers are a major part of the work-force infrastructure and the return on investment in early education is high. Minimum wage is increasing again and the states investment in the childcare subsidy program has not increased since 2009. WV childcare centers are struggling to pay the bills and numerous centers have closed. Working families and our children need your support.

From Senator Dodd: Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to a bill that would allow discrimination against transgender students in our public schools. I appreciate learning your views on this important issue. I agree with your concerns and I have authored an alternative bill that would support our transgender young people in our schools. On October 6, Representative Jesse Kremer circulated LRB 2643, a bill that would prevent students who were born biologically male from entering facilities designated for biological females and vice versa. This ignores the reality for transgender young people and directly discriminates against them. Transgender students are constantly under societal pressure to conform to their pre-assigned gender identity, and are often picked on in public and at school. We should be protecting these students and ensuring that schools create a safe learning environment, not foster even more hate by using the argument of 'comfort' to support discrimination. On October 13, I joined Representative Sondy Pope to circulate LRB 3539, a bill that defines gender identity as an individual’s deeply held sense or psychological knowledge of their own gender and transgender pupil as a pupil whose gender identity is different from that traditionally associated with the pupil’s assigned sex at birth. The bill requires the state Department of Public Instruction to develop a model policy that school districts would have the option to adopt. DPI would have 180 days from the bill's enactment to craft a model policy, and school boards would have 270 days to adopt their policies. It is important that all children feel safe and supported in their learning environment. It is discouraging to see some Republicans work to increase discrimination in our schools. Thank you again for reaching out to me to share your views on this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance to you on this, or any other matter relating to state government. Sincerely, Nikiya Q. Harris Dodd State Senator 6th Senate District

We are starting this petition to prove that people support our initiative to end explicit discrimination in our class. We want Professor Johnston to follow the University Policy. It is also our goal to bring awareness to the discrimination that happens every day in the "real world" even though most employers have policies against it. Please support us! Even though this is an experiment, the discrimination is real and the grades WILL NOT be changed unless we do something to persuade our professor to change his mind. #FollowYourPolicy #Stand4Three #StudentsForEquality Below is the letter we will be presenting to our Professor on October 20th and we need as many signatures as possible. Thank you for your support! Dear Professor Johnston, On September 3, 2015, you gave our Public Management and Administration class at Arizona State University an assignment in which you explicitly used discrimination against nearly half of the class. The assignment itself was not out of the ordinary, but the rules were as listed: Special grading rules for this assignment 1. If you sit in the back row of the class, you must submit your assignment by noon on Friday (instead of Sunday at noon like the rest of the class). 2. You must show two forms of ID to turn in your assignment, white students must also bring a bill that shows your current address. 3. If you want credit for your assignment, then during class on Tuesday you must submit to having your cheek cells collected with a swab at the beginning of class. 4. Veterans (and active military personal) will receive an extra five points on the assignment. Please bring proof of service on Tuesday. 5. If you bring in sunglasses or a hat, you will receive an extra five points on the assignment. 6. The average score for male students will be adjusted to 77% of the average score for female students. 7. Students can receive 100% for this assignment if they donate $25 to support a course project later in the semester. The money is not due now, only the pledge for donating the money - if you choose this option, just write Module 3 - I promise to make a $25 donation to the course on your wiki. You do not need to do the assignment if you pledge to donate $25. For all students, this option will exempt you from all other rules except 2 and 3. For male students, the 77% reduction is not applied if you chose this option. 8. Samantha and Kevin, for helping to set up these rules, will receive a 100% base score and an extra 20% bonus for great performance. While many of us understood the point you were trying to make in giving the rules based on statistics found in the “real world”, we believe legally and morally, these rules are unjust and must be changed. There are still three of our classmates who have received 77% for doing the same amount of work. Like many people who are discriminated against by employers, there is a policy against this kind of behavior, but it is still happening anyway. This is in violation of the University’s nondiscrimination policy: “Arizona State University is committed to providing an environment free of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation for the entire university community, including all students, faculty members, staff employees, and guests. ASU expressly prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by employees, students, contractors, or agents of the university based on any protected status: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and genetic information. "Inappropriate conduct need not rise to the level of a violation of federal or state law to constitute a violation of this policy and to warrant disciplinary action/sanctions. All individuals identified in the Applicability section of this policy are responsible for participating in and assisting with creating and maintaining an environment at ASU free from all forms of prohibited discrimination, including harassment and retaliation. All individuals identified in the Applicability section of this policy are required to cooperate with any investigation of allegations of violations of this policy. Providing false or misleading information or failure to cooperate may result in disciplinary action.” According to recent studies and news, there is very slow process in equality in the work place due to an unconscious bias, which exists and is very difficult to change. Emily Peck of the Huffington Post explains: “These days, sexism has (mostly) moved beyond the crass discrimination of the "Mad Men" years, shape-shifting into something we now call unconscious bias -- the things a lot of us believe about women without even realizing it. These attitudes are harder to combat, or even prove, but they show up again and again in the research. A lot of people, for example, believe on some level that women are less competent than men. There's also something called a "maternal bias," in which mothers who do well at their job are disliked -- and kept from advancing -- because they're believed to be terrible parents. Women hold 45 percent of entry-level jobs at the companies surveyed, and their ranks thin out as you go higher. Only 27 percent of vice presidents at those companies are women, as are 23 percent of senior vice presidents and 17 percent of C-suite execs. These figures are a very slight improvement from 2012 (see the chart below). Very slight -- that’s where that 100-year estimate comes from. “ – “At This Rate, It’ll Take 100 Years to get Gender Equality at Work: Things are Getting Better…Very, Very Slowly” by Emily Peck The difference in our class is that you are committing explicit discrimination and have challenged us as a class to do something about it. By bringing awareness and involving others, we hope you will reconsider the grades of the three classmates that are still receiving 77% for this assignment. We the undersigned are prepared to take further action if all of our classmates are not...