OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE AT STAKE Earlier this year, the sequester cut education funding by $1.7 billion. These cuts are expected to impact up to 1.2 million children, at least 2,700 schools and up to 30,000 staff. The greatest impact of these cuts is to the programs that most directly affect children from communities with the greatest need, limiting access to Early Head Start and Head Start preschool programs, programs for children with disabilities, and funding to schools that serve low-income families. The sequester’s cuts to the education budget should be reversed. If Congress can come together to stop the sequester cuts that caused flight delays, then they should have no problem doing so when our children’s future is at stake. As if these cuts weren’t bad enough, the U.S. House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) has proposed a budget that cuts even more from education – on the scale of $6.9 billion in cuts to our schools, our teachers, and our kids in the next year alone. The Ryan budget will result in 50 million students will have larger class sizes, less individualized attention and support in class, and fewer classroom teachers and aides for students with special needs. Our future depends on giving all our kids a chance, not robbing them of opportunity. We can’t let John Boehner and Republicans in Congress throw our kids under the school bus. Our solution is simple: NO MORE EDUCATION CUTS!

The classes are being put into different areas and not being able to mingle with one another. How do we make new friends? FREE PLAY EVERYDAY!!!

The City school board is going to vote on whether to erase the name, colors and mascot of Muncie Central High School. It has been in existence for 145 years, the longest in the State of IN and is unparalleled in history, tradition and athletic excellence. This school is part of Muncie's and Indiana's heritage and has historical value that should not be terminated.

We at Sand Springs PAAT are listening to you, our parents. We are giving you multiple opportunities let the State know what these high stakes testing madates are doing to your children, their teachers, their school districts and the institution of public education. This is another way that you can let your voice be heard in Oklahoma City.

Our children and grandchildren are being deprived of quality education and social skills, that limit their overall life experience. Funding cuts, unfair funding distribution and school closures doesn't allow our children the opportunity to be a positive or active citizen in our community's and our country. Let's challenge our communities, the state and Federal government and our President Barack Oboma.

Hundreds of millions of tax dollars have been diverted to Mr. Rangel, much of it siphoned off to relatives and politically connected individuals. It's time the taxpayers got a full accounting of where the money went. It's time for a FORENSIC AUIDIT now, before another dollar is diverted away from the public's schools.

My son Keegan 13 attends Henniker Community School in Henniker, New Hampshire. For a year now he has been bullied by students in the school and retaliated against by school Administration. He has recently been permanently kicked out of school for voicing his feelings on a social media site due to the schools inability to properly handle bullying issues. His comments in no way mentioned students, staff or the school itself. My son is being punished for being bullied. Due to their decision to kick him out of their public school he is suffering educationally. My son, like all children, deserves his education.

At 10:34 everyday the FCDS upper and middle school are given an insufficient amount of food. As time moves on, our snacks have been down-graded to "100 calorie" or "whole grain" when in the past we had been given regular snack size packs. We the student body are petitioning for better snacks to give us more fuel throughout the day and to give us energy. Snacks with more protein and bigger snacks will help us to grow and in turn, learn. We also have been turned down being able to have yogurt at snack and there is fruit maybe 1-2 times a week and it is usually very small and unflavorful. Thank you.

Counties such as Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs are in need of educational options that expose students to STEM curriculum while promoting artistic expression. Students gain exposure to technology through blended learning and use of iPads. This is the arts school of the future and it's coming to the heart of Georgia first!

My child and a large amount of Neosho students have been the target of Coach Alms bullying for quite some time and it is beyond the point of resolving issues . It is time for the parents to take a stand and make their voice be heard . Bullying is not allowed in schools why is a teacher getting away with this ????

In the last year there have been over 3,000 veteran teachers terminated. Many of these teachers pay into the pension system. Of the over 50 schools closed and 6 turn-arounds, 90% of the schools closed last year and 99% of the schools closed in previous years have been in the African American communities on the South and West Sides. In the last 4 years at least 6,000 African American teachers have lost employment. In addition, since these firings were spontaneous many teachers were left with the only option of survival, pulling their pensions down. Most of these teachers were near retirement will never be able to accumulate substantial years of service again. Hardest hit by this crisis are single parent educators. The option for paying back into the pension fund and buying back years of services is that teachers will work in reciprocal systems in the State of Illinois for two years to buy their pensions back. Many teachers have reported trying to get jobs but cannot be rehired by CPS or any other reciprocal system. Many have the money to pay back but cannot find work for two years to fill the requirement under the pension contract. We are asking that if teachers have the monies and are able to pay back, that they would be allowed to do so without working in a reciprocal system for two years. We would like teachers to have that option of buying back their pension since jobs in these reciprocal systems are virtually non-existent for thousands of veteran teachers.

I am one of many parents who struggle to provide their children with the best education possible. When there is an attempt to cancel a positive program like the Academy, which was created to further our children's education, we as parents need to stand up and say NO! Our children's education should be our top priority, and any attempt to cut positive steps toward meeting that goal should be stopped.