My daughter, who is deaf and has MS, has worked at O.T.C. since 1996 as part of the Sheltered Workshop program. The Division of Developmental Disabilities is planning to eliminate funding for this program in the fall of 2013.

My petition is about uniforms in the Clayton County school system. I feel conformed to a stereotypical and controlling world. I feel that uniforms should no longer be mandatory because the lack of reasoning and necessity from the Clayton County Board of Educations.

Due to cuts in higher education, many students, including my daughter, may be notified on July 1 that their 2013-2014 scholarships/grants are not going to be honored by the state of Arkansas. By now many students have committed to colleges and graduate schools based upon those awards and will have to seek alternative funding. Unfortunately, on that very same day, July 1, student loan interest rates will increase from 3.5% to 6.8%.

Having schools, students, and parents all held accountable for the education of our children.

On May 21, 2013 Teachers College plans to give an award to the Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, Merryl Tisch. Given Tisch's role in promoting the use of high stakes standardized testing in our schools, this award would be an endorsement of Tisch's record. TEACHERS COLLEGE NEEDS TO TAKE A STAND FOR AUTHENTIC TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT! NO AWARD FOR MERRYL TISCH!

Higher education is something that makes our country a better place to live. The more educated the population the better our country is in every way from advances in Medicine, Technology and even just day to day interactions. The idea that college tuition is not tax deductible is ridiculous. When thinking over why college tuition is not tax deductible I could only think of two reasons. 1 - The banks enjoy having our younger generations coming out of college in debt and already paying interest or 2- Our government really doesn't want an educated and informed population. I'm thinking number two is the reason and number one is a bonus for corporate America. But now it's time to make a difference. Now is the time for the average American family to stand up for what is right for our future generations. College tuition being tax deductible would change the landscape of the middle class by giving them a way to send American kids to college without it breaking their savings or having to take out a second mortgage on the family home. This money gets taxed twice, once from the people that are paying the tuition and again from the people getting paid from the tuition (The Professors). Let's do something about this today and get congress to pass a bill that will finally give the middle class some real relief by making college tuition tax deductible.

They're screwing thew educational system as well as the middle and lower class in this state.

Student Loan Victims. The stability. firmness of character and purpose of all our future economy is in jeopardy!

I have dropped my first grader off at school on several occasions, there were prisoners on school property cutting the grass and doing other work. s

students with special challenges

After High school like most 18 year old I went into college not knowing what I wanted out of life. As a result I left and joined the workforce. Now I am 29 and a single mother trying to pursue a degree in Nursing. UnfortunatelyI was told that because congress had change the rule and put a cap on the number of years you may use a pell grant I am forced to just not be able to finish college. I cannot afford to pay for it on my own so Im in a situation that seems there is no solution to. Please ask congress to lift this rule so that myself and many others like me can finish their degree.

Deborah Gist’s tenure as Rhode Island commissioner of education has been a disaster for teachers, students and parents. A recent poll of teachers commissioned by the National Education Association of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers found that 85% of teacher do not support Gist. An on-line poll by the Providence Journal showed that 79% of the more than 16,000 respondents opposed renewal of her contract. For these reasons and many more, we call on you to DUMP GIST.