LAUSD has become the laughing stock of the nation with iPadgate and the MiSiS mess. It is hard to imagine that the leadership really has students first and foremost on their minds. Schools have been in utter chaos since the failed launch of the Student Information System. Some students do not even have their schedules and have been in school for three weeks. Teachers cannot track attendance because they do not even have accurate rosters, risking critical and fundamental revenue to schools, not to mention a sense of order in classrooms and safety on campuses. The daily revelations about the improper Pearson-iPad deal make it look like LAUSD is choosing PROFITS over PUPILS. It seems no one has even answered what pedagogical value these computers and software provide students. There has not been nearly enough deliberation about the content of curriculum on the devices. In your exuberance, it seems no one has asked, “What could $1 billion have paid for?” The students and families of LAUSD need textbooks, arts classes, summer school, staff for shuttered libraries, lower class sizes for higher risk kids, and assistant principals, nurses and school psychologists. These are the things that make a difference in the lives of students. Therefore we demand RESTORATIVE JUSTICE for LA schools!

One in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be the victim of child sexual abuse (CSA) by their 18th birthday. There are more than 42 million survivors of CSA in the United States. Three million of these survivors are still children. These children could fill 46 national football stadiums. Ninety-three percent of the time sexual abuse is caused by a person who is supposed to protect you - a person in a position of trust or authority. In almost every case, the only witnesses to this crime are the perpetrator and the victim. Perpetrators often tell the child this is a secret and no one will believe them. Children rarely report abuse immediately. Often, they feel the abuse was their fault. In these cases, delayed disclosure is the norm. Most victims never tell anyone until several years after the abuse, if they ever tell at all. The four states that passed this law already are IN, IL, MO, ME, MI, AR, MS, and NV

There are a couple children who attend Crawford County R-II school(s) that have a life threatening allergy to nuts. If providing a "nut-free" environment is impossible, then please help push for the proper training of the staff to provide a "nut-aware" environment for these children. Proper cleaning supplies need to be used, all children who consume nut products must wash hands with soap and water afterwards, and all staff needs to be trained on how to properly handle a severe allergic reaction if one was to occur.

My name is Francis Barbour Jr. and my father has refused to supply his tax transcripts to my FAFSA because his wife (my step-mother) doesn't like me. I have filed taxes myself for the past three years, and haven't lived with him for eight years, but am unable to continue attending my university because I require his tax information on my financial aid application. I have a 3.5 GPA, have two years left on my degree, and have lost out on my scholarships because of this issue.

This petition is going out to all parents of students that have ridden buses driven by Ge'Quan Crews, associate bus drivers, athletic coaches and students to sign this petition for restoration of Ge'Quan to his position; which we feel was unfairly taken from him. This petition also is brought to the attention of other citizens concerned about unfairness in the school system. Please use your method of communication to let the School Board know that you don't agree with it.

The flagship campus of the University of Hawaii system is in decline because its leadership is out of touch with the students, faculty, and staff that are the University of Hawaii. We must reverse this decline by appointing citizens to the BOR leadership with the knowledge and skills necessary to help lead a class I research university forward to the benefit of the state of Hawaii.

As a mother of 4 children with experience as an educator and administrator of charter schools, I am encouraged to help meet the needs of a local community by serving as liaison between a local governing board and the Charter School Advisory Board.

As a Pitt County native who left and returned after 20 years, I have observed the persistent poverty and hopelessness of many residents in these counties. Our children need the mentoring and coaching that college advisers do so well. Help the LR&BJ Redden Foundation enable more youths to get better educations and employment opportunities. Everyone benefits!

We, the citizens of Philadelphia, believe the state’s takeover of our schools through the School Reform Commission has weakened the voices of parents and community in the operation of public education in Philadelphia. We have gathered 40,000 signatures to place this measure on the ballot that would return local control to Philly. We now call upon the Philadelphia City Council to stand aside and put the amendment on the November ballot to abolish the School Reform Commission and return local control of Philadelphia’s schools. They should also encourage their constituents to support the amendment.

Over the last 4-5 years, Detroit Public Schools, has had 3 Emergency Managers. All have come in with 6 figure salaries, brought in an executive staff with 6 figure salaries, closed schools and left with the school system still millions of dollars in the red. Their solution to balance the budget is to cut employee salaries, raise health care premiums and increase class sizes, which is detrimental to students and staff. Teachers took a10% pay cut last year and now they are imposing another 10% pay cut this school year. DPS cannot cut its way to prosperity, particularly at the expense of the employees,whose salaries and benefits are not the reason it is on the brink of bankruptcy. I'm starting this petition to bring this attack on education to the forefront. We must stop the politicians from raping the education system!

I HAVE A GRANDDAUGHTER WHO IS BEING CRUCIFIED BY THIS SYSTEM

WE NEED PRAYER BACK IN SCHOOL 3 TIMES A DAY. CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS, JEWS, ISREALITES, NO MATTER WHAT RELIGION. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PRAY THEN DON'T . AS FOR ME IN MY HOUSE WE WILL SERVE THE LORD AT ALL TIMES AND ANY WHERE WE CHOOSE . ONE WOMAN STOPPED IT NOW LET 1 MILLION PEOPLE PUT IT BACK IN PLACE.