My daughter's high school is shuffling students to 'balance' class sizes, some of which are larger than 40 students. Teachers are digging into their own pockets to purchase critical supplies that are not forthcoming from their school districts. Administrative staffs have had to perform more tasks due to the under funding of their budgets. Teacher salaries have been declining. In the past fifteen years the number of graduates seeking to become a teacher has fallen from over 40,000 to less than 21,000 people. Let's reverse this ominous decline! No more talk...we need action. Now!

September is Adult Literacy Month. Adults are a child's first teacher. If an adult struggles with reading, children and families suffer. Let's work together to break this cycle! Literacy matters!!

The effort that these pathetic people put into this is very disappointing. At a rate of $175 a year; I could be paying bills. But thousands of parents are lured into this scam, as it is nothing more than a tragic mess.

The abrupt removal of Dr. Murry from her position as principal 4 weeks into the school year is unconscionable. Under her leadership, Liberty has thrived, met goals, and has maintained a standard of quality. The education of the student's is her priority, reinstate Dr. Murry and put Liberty back on course, NOW!

I am starting this petition because I, among many others, was unable to continue my education beyond high school even though I've attended North Carolina schools since I was 6 years old. As Undocumented Students we have to pay three times as much as an in state student even though we have lived here for many years. At this moment there are 20 states that currently have in state tuition for Undocumented Students. I urge you to sign this petition to show your support. I sincerely hope that we are given the chance to fulfill our dreams of becoming teachers, doctors, scientists, physiologists and many other things that we can accomplish with a higher education.

Children who are bullied do not want to use the multi-person facilities in a school (i.e. Restrooms, Locker Rooms) more often than not because that's where bullying often happens. In any area where the attackers can isolate from public view their acts on the one being attacked, they can bully with freedom. This isn't just true for the transgender child; it's for any child seen as different by someone else and harassment begins. {Single Person Restrooms} is so easy a problem! Too easy a problem not to resolve right now, TODAY! A child in elementary school shouldn't be expected to stand up to attackers, because by law we've forced them to be there. No child of any age should be expected to defend themselves, because by law we forced them to be there. Can we at least agree on that? Regardless of your moral opinion about transgender adults, ALL CHILDREN HAVE TO BE PROTECTED if we wish to call ourselves a loving society. This shouldn't have to stand up to debate. It simply needs to be done. Erica Elizabeth Ravenwood - for The TransgenderMovement.com http://www.thetransgendermovement.com/

Penn State University freshmen this year will be required to read Russell Gold’s pro-fracking book, "The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World", as part of the school’s Penn State Reads program. They’ll even be able to win cash prizes for the essays they write on what they’ve learned! Then, in mid-October, Mr. Gold will spend a few days on campus to speak with students and lecture. Penn State University is nothing if not loyal to the fracking industry! Please sign and share our petition calling on Penn State to do a whole lot better by their students by scrapping "The Boom" from its reading program and breaking ties with the fossil fuels industry for good!

Despite this issue being around for years, the State Department of Education has no realistic plan for heat abatement in all schools, and the Legislature only funded $3 million dollars to address the problem in this year's budget.

My daughter is an attendee of Community School of Creative Education in Oakland, California and witnesses the prostitution and johns on a daily basis. A child should be able to attend school in a clean, calm, positive and safe environment with surroundings of serenity. Seeing prostitutes dressed provocatively stationed at every street corner within a 1-mile radius every day manipulates our small children and older children growing into their adolescence is unacceptable. Witnessing such negativity on an everyday basis will lead our children to believe that prostitution is acceptable and something that is okay to partake in.

Adult education is just as important as educating K-12th grades. It all starts with the parents. Why not see that the parents are getting what they need to help their children? Why don't we recognize the importance of supporting adults as they work to help their children reach their educational goals?

My Son, Ravi Thackurdeen, died a 100% preventable death on study abroad. Since Ravi's death, via the Internet, I have learned of many other study abroad deaths, and have met their bereaved families: Thomas Plotkin, Elizabeth Brenner's son; Zoe Damon, Noelle Damon's daughter; Joshua Shane, Mindy Shane's son; Aron Sobel, Rochelle Sobel's son. I have also met families and students scarred for life, father O. Munn's daughter' Cara, students R. Richardson, R. Paneno, R. DeMello. Drownings, falls, fires, inadequately treated illnesses, motor vehicle accidents, murder, drugging, kidnapping and more--these are the ways our students can die during study abroad. One or two days of news coverage, and these students "disappear." No one knows how many students have died on study abroad because no one counts the dead and injured. Study Abroad is an unregulated industry, which is increasingly a higher education requirement for which schools may receive federal funds. Yet, these same schools do not share safety information from prior programs. Bereaved families understand the importance of comprehensive and transparent safety data from the study abroad industry. We are coming together in support of "The Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act." We believe that, with comprehensive and transparent safety information, students and parents can make truly informed educational decisions. We also believe that knowledge of previous deaths and injuries is the foundation of fatality prevention. With this information, academic researchers can determine patterns, and thus achieve a science-based approach to structuring safer programs. My Family and I Support H.R. 3551 The Safe Student Student Abroad Act!

Hello, My name is Shannon Guy, This petition is created to help Sojourner Douglass College to gain their accreditation back and re-open for student enrollment. This college has touched many lives, especially the lives of students in the urban communities for over 40 years. With your signature, we can work towards keeping another predominately Black College open. This college has touched many lives including mine and their Scholarship program has helped many students that live in the low-income communities. The structure of their degree plans, schedules, and locations were very convenient for working adults. And if there was a problem with child care, Sojourner Douglass College offered those services as well, eliminating barriers to education. The staff was very pleasent and informal, and I am praying that we all will have the chance to meet them again. Please sign this petition helping us obtain our accreditation back. I say "us" because Sojourner Douglass wasn't just a college to me, it was home. They played a special role in my community which made me feel a part of their family. Please everyone, let's keep the legacy going! We need education; we need Sojourner Douglass College! Thank you for all your support. Your signature will touch many lives. Thank you.