Every year, Chicago Public Schools pays $35.7 million to Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and other Big Banks in interest - money that those same banks got for free when they crashed the economy and WE bailed them out. The proposed school closings largely impact black schools, at a time when our communities need more support, not less. 1400 homeless youth are facing school closings. 2400 special-ed children with IEPs will be affected. 1/3 of all schools will be fed into lower-performing schools. CPS and Rahm Emanuel, stand with Chicago children, not with Wall Street. Paying Big Banks $35.7 million in interest every year is immoral. Demand the Big Banks renegotiate these toxic interest rate swaps, invest in our children, and keep our schools open!

The children of Camden, New Jersey deserve a quality education built on a solid academic foundation delivered by qualified, dedicated, and nurturing educators who believe they can succeed. The mission of Community Advancement Charter School is to create a challenging and nurturing environment which accelerates the progress of all students toward high achievement. We desire for all students to: master academic skills, master social emotional skills and develop and utilize their talents and abilities to positively impact the community.

This has been an open position since summer of 2012, leaving our children without scheduled positive programs. Riverhead is thriving and our children should not be left behind.

My daughter attends Kenova Elementary School, which had its building closed by the state of West Virginia in May 2011 due to a sink hole. The lease for the modular units currently housing the school expires in June 2014 and there is currently not a plan for a permanent school. Our children's education should be our top priority, and the state should take responsibility for their actions and build a new school for Kenova Elementary.

Continuing the Small School Model (3 separate schools) has proven to be a failure. Our children's education should be TOP PRIORITY, therefore the continuation of a failed model should be STOPPED.

Is it ok for Texas, one of the richest states in the US and one of the largest GNP in the world to have the 49TH level of funding per student? Are we TRYING to purposely raise limited minds to work for menial wages for the bigwigs who run businesses in this state? This Governor should be ASHAMED at this record for schools. At least GW started an initative as failed as it was.

Instead of dumping money into failed projects, Gov. Chris Christie needs to invest in something that works - High Quality Afterschool Programming

Our children deserve a qualified and licensed speech therapist. HB 2531 supports all school SLP to be licensed. A Speech Therapist who has a license has to follow ethics set by the Speech Board.

In the midst of the biggest reforms ever seen in Ireland's secondary education system are the Leaving Certs of 2015, current TYs and 3rd years. This petition calls on Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, TD to provide clarity to us on what changes in the points system, the CAO, 3rd level admissions and other examinations like the HPAT will be implemented over the next two years. We are left with speculative reports and deserve certainty as we enter our last two years in secondary education. Please sign this petition and share it with your friends so that the Minister and his department are upfront with what reforms will be introduced.

The South Carolina General Assembly is currently debating a bill named the “School District Choice Program and Open Enrollment Program” (Senate Bill 313). If passed, this legislation would enable families within the state of South Carolina a greater choice of which public school their children attend. This bill states that it will “promote student achievement by making the South Carolina public school system the most choice-driven public school system in the nation by increasing student participation in, and student access to, public school educational opportunities both within and outside of their resident school district, regardless of where they live or their socioeconomic status.” It is critical that we make our voices for change and freedom of choice be known to our leaders in the South Carolina legislature. Sign this petition today and let our elected representatives understand the importance of choice in public education.

Continuing a failed model is unacceptable. Our students deserve a quality education

If passed, AR House Bills 1418, 1041, 1585, and 1586 would severely reduce funding to institutions of higher education in the state.