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!

My daughter, Zyanne, is a Fifth grader who attends Townsends Schools and is in Band. To my dismay, I was informed that our new Superintendent and Principal are moving towards not renewing our Music Program teacher's contract for the next school year. Our music teacher is also new to the school and her name is Mrs. Bruce. Our Music Program in Townsend was revitalized this past school year, thanks to Mrs. Bruce's energy and passion as the new Music teacher. Our band has not sounded this great in a long, LONG time. Furthermore, our music students look great behind their instruments, and school spirit is coming back. You see our school spirit at every game; and the band sounds and looks better than ever! Our children deserve a strong music program, and a passionate teacher who instills discipline and inspires our children to shoot for the moon. Mrs. Bruce should be retained. If you feel the same way, I strongly encourage you all to write our Superintendent and Principal and let them know your thoughts. I am also starting a petition of support for Mrs Bruce. Please sign this document if you appreciate the great strides our band program has made this past year and would like to see improvement continue in a much needed art for our community. Thank you.

HI! I AM A HIGHLY CONCERNED PARENT OF THE CHESTER A. ARTHUR SCHOOL. THIS SCHOOL HAS MORE THAN 100 NEW STUDENTS COMING FROM A TROUBLED SCHOOL. WITH LESS STAFF AND BAD BEHAVIOR WILL CAUSE THE GOOD CHILDREN TO FEAR COMING TO THE SAFE SCHOOL THE ONCE HAD. SAFETY PROVIDES A BETTER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. ALOT OF CHILDREN HAVE ILLNESS' AND THE NURSES ARE NEEDED EVERYDAY. IF THERES NO SECRETARY HOW WILL OUR CHILDREN GET THE PROPER EARLY DISMISSALS WITH THE RIGHT PERSON ON THE LIST.( DON'T NEED ANOTHER SCHOOL ABDUCTION) NOW DO WE? CAN THE DISTRICT AFFORD THAT? WE NEED FUNDING AND WE NEED THE STAFF A.S.A.P. HOW CAN CHILDREN LEARN IF NO ONE IS THERE FEELING SAFE. OVERCROWDING IS NOT A SIGN OF GOOD LEARNING. MONEY AND BEEN MISMANAGED. STUDENTS WILL DROP OUT CRIMES WWILL BE MORE ON THE RISE BECAUSE OF LACK OF EDUCATION. PLEEEEEASE HEEEEELP US!

DC has given everything to the Perham Volleyball Program. He intended on retiring from coaching after the 2013 season but that is being taken away from him. The varsity players want him as their coach. Isn't it suppose to be our team? Why doesn't the athletic director and superintendant listen to the students? How can they say they are at their jobs for students when they don't even consider what the students want and need? He has done nothing wrong other than care too much for the well being of the players. It is clear to the students/varsity players that the superintendant, athletic director and school board have given up on us. DC has never given up on us!

Today, more than 30,000 income eligible children, age birth to five, sit on a waitlist for childcare in Massachusetts. These children are deprived of the very pre-school preparation that is instrumental to lifting them out of poverty. And their parents struggle to make alternative arrangements so that they can work and put food on the table. Recently the Massachusetts legislature slashed more than $17 million from this program making the growth of the waitlist all but a certainty. At the same time, millionaires are benefiting from an overly generous film tax credit that in 2011 cost the State of Massachusetts more than $44 million while generating only $7 million in revenue and virtually no permanent positions.

This petition is about student loan waivers in Michigan. Students who graduate successfully should not have to repay government borrowed money with interest for college education. Please help by signing this petition, and passing it on today!

Reinstate Military Tuition Assistance (TA) and block the Armed Service Branches from any further suspension of TA.

I have no idea why Congress would be considering a devastating $6.9 billion cut to education funding — but we need your help need your help to stop it. These kind of cuts don't paint a pretty picture: Teacher layoffs, bigger class sizes, fewer aides for kids with special needs. Everyone deserves a fair shot in life, and that starts with a quality education. Yet, the House recently passed a budget which cuts billions in education funding, slashing the programs that education millions of kids here in the Bay State and across the country. The last thing we need to be doing now is cutting eduction. These cuts come on top of huge cuts that just went into effect when the Sequester cut education funding by $1.7 billion. These cuts will soon impact 1.2 million kids and take 30,000 teachers and staff out of schools. We need champions in Congress to fight back against Rep. Paul Ryan, Sen. Rand Paul and others who think we should slash education funding to the bone. I think that champion should be Sen. Elizabeth Warren, as a teacher and professor and someone who knows how to take a stand. Join us in calling on Sen. Warren to lead the charge against education cuts in Congress.