Mr. Holley is currently one of two band directors at Thomas Dale High School. He recently received news that he is being transferred to another school. Mr. Holley has been with Thomas Dale for 8 years and has built the band program to its highest point. He has spent years and years building it to be known as the Specialty Center For Music! He is being cut from dale because the County thinks there is no need for 2 band teachers. The band program is very large and is getting 50 times larger next year. Mr. Holley does not want to leave. He is the best teacher that you can find. He has inspired so many people and has and continues to be my inspiration. Please help me save his job and take a minute to sign the petition every signature counts! THANKS!

The CdA School Board of Trustees made a sudden decision to remove PYP, a successful, community-funded program, from Hayden Meadows Elementary School without due diligence. The manner in which they made their decision violated their own code of ethics, demonstrated discrimination and fiscal irresponsibility, and violated Idaho's Open Meeting Law. We believe they should be held accountable for their unethical actions. We petition the board with this grievance to give them an opportunity to reverse their decision and proceed in an ethical manner that is consistent with district and state policy and procedures.

I believe that the school lunches are disgusting. "There were only a few spots on the burger that wasn't gray!" Exclaimed Hailey Wood after taking a bite into a burger Monday, March 11th. Most of the kids don't even eat there lunch. They just look at it and throw it away. The other problem with the school lunches are that the high school students get as much lunch as the preschoolers. We need better school lunches.

Cut spending in Government.

please help and make a real difference

Stop the destruction of public schools & giving our tax $$ to private schools, most of whom are religious run. They skim the "cream"( best students & athletes).and poor kids or w/ special needs are left to the schools that Republicans are destroying.

People should be concerned about this because we are losing the next generation to funding cuts throughout the country.

All Americans deserve a quality education. Education is the only service provided to all Americans that helps them with their future and their dreams. In Illinois and other states there are people who want to cut education funding. This is wrong!

I am asking our state representatives and community leaders in Minnesota to allocate more funding for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and programs for homeless families. In Minnesota, the challenge of homelessness for families has grown more striking in recent years. In 2012, The Wilder Research Center found that homeless families and children made up the largest segment of homeless people in Minnesota. Homeless children, in particular, have disproportionate negative academics experiences, including high rates of transferring schools, absenteeism, and grade repetition, among other barriers. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act provides federal funds for states to build awareness of the needs of these children and families who face homelessness. The McKinney-Vento Act also guarantees immediate enrollment to a school of choice and stability for homeless students and families. Yet the reality is not all districts implement this law nor have an active homeless liaison. Also, many districts struggle to pay for the transportation of their students from temporary residences to schools miles away. It is, thus, imperative that every school district is aware and well-educated about this law or the stigma attached with homelessness will continue. Therefore, I ask that we support more funding for the McKinney-Vento Act, more trained liaisons, and more community partnerships to eliminate this stigma for students and their families.

New Yorkers pay the highest cost per student for education in the Country and each year education continues to gets more expensive. The key driver of this out of control spending is the Triborough Amendment. It allows employee contracts to remain in effect until a new contract is negotiated giving unions little incentive to negotiate. School Districts should be allowed to opt out of the Triborough Amendment.

Your ruining our school system and loosing my vote of confidense

Some of the poorest and neediest school districts in New York State, including Schenectady, are not getting even close to the state median level of funding, which is 82%. Meanwhile, many districts, including many wealthier districts, are receiving much higher percentages of their full funding amount. Some receive 100% or more.