• Alumni Urge Governor Cuomo to Re-Invest To Make CUNY and SUNY Affordable Again
    New York once led the U.S. in providing an affordable, high quality public college or university education. I benefited greatly and am one of hundreds of thousands of CUNY and SUNY alumni who believe that a college degree should not put you in debt for decades.  I'm urging all New Yorkers, but especially my fellow alumni, if CUNY and SUNY were there for you, think about the students who come after you. They are your neighbors, your children, and grandchildren. Public investment in higher education is a sound investment for the state and for our communities.
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    Created by Eileen Moran
  • Support the Future - Global Leadership Academy International Charter High School
    Global Leadership Academy International Charter High School(GLAICHS) will be a premier college preparatory school which will focus on international studies and leadership development, specializing in international travel, entrepreneurship and community service.
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    Created by Melissa Reese
  • help me get my honorary DOCTORATE
    Giving the disabled a voice: No one listens if you don't have a degree, so I want mine.
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    Created by Larry Barnett Jr.
  • Keep cursive writing instruction in public schools.
    I am curious what others think of eliminating cursive writing skills from teaching standards. I think that cursive writing is an important part of education. It is an advanced form of communication. It is conducive to thinking compared to printing block letters, for example thinking in words and not in letters. It has not been encouraged, maybe because the teachers were looking for legibility or neatness.
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    Created by Gene Modin
  • Core Learning Has to Stop
    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.
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    Created by Ann Hogan
  • Petition for a Later School Start at Boston Latin Academy
    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.
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    Created by Jeffrey L Klug
  • Fund Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences
    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.
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    Created by Richard Ling
  • Stop the Privatization of IT at RCC
    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.
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    Created by Massachusetts Community College Council at RCC
  • Child Abuse in Florida Schools
    I was abused by my Kindergarten teacher and the gym teacher in my freshman year of highschool.
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    Created by Lee Sorenson
  • Philadelphia City Council: Create a "Citizens' Commission on Education"
    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.
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    Created by Susan Gobreski
  • We Know What You Are Up to Governor Snyder!
    I am starting this position because the people of Detroit are being robbed of their constitutional rights as the state takes them over.
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    Created by Valerie Constance
  • Prioritize the Nutrition of Fairfax County Public School Meals
    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.
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    Created by Siena Martin