We are immersion parents who would like to keep experienced, quality guest teachers in our district by sponsoring H1B Visas. We have lost great teachers to other Utah School Districts who are willing to do this. Having a new teacher every year or every couple years is very difficult and not optimal to the educational environment. While there is a cost associated with the visas, there is a cost to training and support of new teachers as well; the difference is our children benefit more from experience than new teacher training. We want this issue studied and considered ASAP as teachers need to know by end of September.

Happy Go Lucky would be a valuable resource for parents and families of the Oneco, Florida area. We choose to serve the families where there is a higher crime rate, higher poverty rate, and language barriers. We provide valuable information and resources that not only benefit the families, but the community in whole. We believe our staff at HappyGoLucky Daycare instill good values in our children and have made them feel comfortable, safe, and loved. We have asked for VPK services at our new site within this community and have been denied. I believe it is unfair for the children of this community to have to receive services elsewhere as we already have a relationship with many families in the community. Our children are individuals, not numbers. Our community is important to us and we take it seriously. If we do not fight for our children, then who will? Our community is behind us; will you be?

We as concerned parents, community members, and tax-payers in Southampton Union Free School District and Tuckahoe Common School District are very concerned about the approved Extended Learning Time Grant Program. This program would mandate, without any parental in-put or opt-out availability, that our children remain in school for an additional 103 minutes/day in the Intermediate School and an additional 108 minutes/day in the Elementary School. This amount of time, along with the proposed daily calendars, puts unreasonable demands upon our children (physically, mentally and emotionally) and robs the family unit of quality family time. This program would negatively affect community based businesses that cater to children and families and infringe on time that would be used for after school activities, including sports, music, and religious education. The massive amount of private student data that will be collected and put in the hands of third-party companies without specific parental consent is worrisome and unnecessary. Refuse the Grant!!!

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Teachers teaching core subjects should be required to have Bachelor's degrees. As a parent of a child in California public schools, I join other parents and teachers concerned that: Lowering teaching standards compromises quality programs for students; This sets a dangerous precedent to de-professionalize teaching by allowing substitutes by non-professional teachers; The Commission has created confusion and has compromised the safety and education of students by authorizing unqualified personnel to teach core academic subject areas; These actions fly in the face of the California legislature's requirement of a Bachelor's degree to teach academic subjects.

Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick voted for a federal budget that cuts $18 billion from early education programs -- taking 170,000 out of preschool classrooms -- $89 billion in K-12 programs and $205 billion in higher education initiatives over the next decade. That's $312 billion in total. Every child deserves a fair shot in life and that starts with a quality education. Programs like Head Start and support for special education and disadvantaged students will see massive cuts. As a result, as many as 50 million children would see their education programs cut or eliminated. Meanwhile, as state and local budget cuts have already stretched schools thin, federal funding is often the only source of funding for early or special education. We need to send Congressman Fitzpatrick a strong message so that he knows this budget doesn't represent out values. We have a chance to make an impact over the next few weeks as Rep. Fitzpatrick is on recess and making public appearances. We want him to champion a budget that invests in children. If enough of us sign, Rep. Fitzpatrick will know exactly where his district stands.

Rep. Mike Coffman voted for a federal budget that cuts $18 billion from early education programs -- taking 170,000 out of preschool classrooms -- $89 billion in K-12 programs and $205 billion in higher education initiatives over the next decade. That's $312 billion in total. Every child deserves a fair shot in life and that starts with a quality education. Programs like Head Start and support for special education and disadvantaged students will see massive cuts. As a result, as many as 50 million children would see their education programs cut or eliminated. Meanwhile, as state and local budget cuts have already stretched schools thin, federal funding is often the only source of funding for early or special education. We need to send Congressman Coffman a strong message so that he knows this budget doesn't represent out values. We have a chance to make an impact over the next few weeks as Rep. Coffman is on recess and making public appearances. We want him to champion a budget that invests in children. If enough of us sign, Rep. Coffman will know exactly where his district stands.

In a school system that is 67.5% Black and Latino (as of 2012 - 13), the 34% combined percentage of Black and Latino teachers in the system is disappointing at best. This lack of diversity reinforces already existing practices of segregation and leaves out diverse cultural perspectives that inform curriculum, pedagogy and practice. It also shortchanges our students by replicating and reinforcing false societal structures that devalue the contribution and perspectives of non-dominant racial and cultural groups.

Dean Camacho is God-fearing, young, dynamic and seasoned administrator with high regard for the welfare of students, faculty, research and administrative staff members. In academic governance, he has the moral ascendancy to lead, and takes a serious cognizance of collegial and consultative processes, accountability and transparency. He rose from the ranks as chair of the CEM Department of Economics, associate dean and academic programs chair of the College of Economics and Management (CEM), up to his current post as Dean of UPLB Graduate School (GS).

The Chicago Tribune has a history of publishing pieces that attack teachers while ignoring positive stories on the great things that happen in classrooms in Chicago and across the state of Illinois. The Tribune is running a series that manufactures a scandal around teacher licensure that simply does not add up. Here is more information on the series --> http://ow.ly/A2y0Y

Children on bus 1665 who live west of Sope Creek bridge are spending an extra 30 minutes in transit from school to home compared to last school year. Over 36 weeks, that is the equivalent to additional 18 school days. The delay in returning from school is disruptive to homework, childcare arrangements, after school activities, and to the well being of the children, particularly the younger ones for whom the additional time at school is exhausting. The students who ride bus 1665 as 1st load in the morning are away from home for ~ 8:10 while the 1665 2nd load students are only in transit and at school for ~ 7:10. While students on the 2nd morning load have the option of walking to school, the 1st load AM students cannot walk to or from school in a timely and safe manner. Bus 1665 should be returned to its original, non-flipped loading schedule to resolve the issue.

The children living in the Oak Summit neighborhood are expected to walk 1.5 miles on a difficult route to Orchard Hills Elementary. The NEBO SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION Administrative Procedure FILE # EEA-P2 SCHOOL BUS ROUTE APPROVAL says: Students will be expected to walk to bus stops up to one and one-half miles from their homes depending on the age and ability of the students. Our route is beyond the ability of elementary students, especially K-4th grade. We need a bus for our students.