The school district's budget for the 2013-2014 school year calls for HUGE cuts to the school staff, activities, programs and services. That means our children's schools won't have any of the things that make a quality education.

Kitsap peninsula schools are projecting the loss of nearly 100 teaching positions, following years of pay cuts and overcrowding. We're sacrificing our future, our children, and our children's future through misguided austerity.

We've all heard the stories or lived the hardship ourselves: young Americans trying to move our economy and country forward, but being saddled with so much student loan debt it's nearly impossible. Now, if Congress doesn't act, our already-too-high student loan rate of 3.4% is about to *double* to 6.8% - while banks keep their sweet 0.75% deal. ENOUGH. Students deserve the same preferential interest rates that the Big Banks get. Let's get this done.

implement divergent thinking; this is like the opposite of standardization, which how we have been tought to think since pre-K. To implement divergent thinking is to bring out each individual's talents and thought processes. By doing this we are also valuing each individual more, as oppsed to lumping them into one pile and teaching them all to think one one way about a scenario, an issue or any other general problem that we might be facing as a society.

Our schools have no money. Start a Nevada lottery to fund the schools of clark county. Let the casino's in Nevada cell the ticekts

In the "2010 National Survey on Drug Use" more than 22 million Americans have used an illegal drug. Everyday families are torn apart due to drugs. My family was affected by drugs when my Aunt decided to get into Methamphetamines. She lost both of her sons for some time because of drugs and is still affected by drugs. My one cousin was about 6 when she was taken to jail leaving him with his father then his grandma then his aunt constantly changing homes. My other cousin was only 2 when it happened and lived with his grandma until we came all the way across the country to take him into our home and my parents became his guardians. Both were devastated and didn't know what was going on. My aunt went to rehab, but relapsed and then went back to jail. It's been 4 years now She is currently clean, but in rehab. She claims that she knew Meth wasn't good, but didn't know the full effects and problems meth causes. We need to make drug education mandatory for all of the nation.

The School District of Philadelpha is planning to cut schools drastically, irreparably harming our children and our future.

The interest rate on federal subsidized Stafford student loans is set to increase from 3.4% to 6.8% on July 1st. If Congress doesn't act soon, millions of college students will see their student loan payments jump. Some argue that it's too expensive to keep government loans at low interest rates, but the federal government makes low interest loans all the time – just not to everyone. Big banks can borrow money through the Federal Reserve discount window at a rate of about 0.75%. The biggest banks in the country – the ones that wrecked our economy and cost millions of Americans their jobs – pay next to nothing on their debt, while students pay nine times as much. That isn't right. The Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act lets students take advantage of the same low rates offered to banks for one year while Congress finds a fair, long-term solution on student loan interest rates. Unlike the big banks, students don't have armies of lobbyists and lawyers. But they do have us. Let's do what's right and bank on students.

On March 5, 2013, the East Ramapo Central School District School Board Attorney, Mr. D’Agostino, approached Nicholas, a senior and AP honor student at Ramapo High School, and called him a despicable profanity and offered to fight him physically. The students of East Ramapo Central School District are frightened by Mr. D’Agostino. He is in direct violation of the ERCSD Code of Conduct, the NYS Dignity for All Students Act, and he has not behaved in accordance with the values stipulated by the East Ramapo School District that employs him. He should be dismissed immediately.

Public schools were designed to educate the masses in our nation. Children in America are in need of a quality education system that caters to the masses as opposed to excessive funding of voucher programs for a few.

Public schools were designed to educate the masses in our nation. Children in America are in need of a quality education system that caters to the masses as opposed to excessive funding of voucher programs for a few.

Voucher schools are now receiving an extra $1,400 per pupil while our precious public schools are receiving cuts in funding. Voucher schools can pick and choose who they would like to educate and even kick students out after they have accepted funding, yet still keep the proceeds. Meanwhile, our public schools accept all students and their funding is on the chopping block. In order for America to remain competitive, we need a strong public education system! The future of our students and America hangs in the balance! Demand that public schools receive an extra $250.00 per pupil and voucher schools, which violate the separation of church and state receive no increases. America's future depends on it!