As a former teacher, I watched frustrated students drop out because they could not address the normal curriculum. Please create vocational school where students may learn a trade with hands on learning. For those students who can read and learn but prefer not to, the vocational school would be a huge motivator. Computer repair, web design, videography, etc would motivate kids to learn basic academic skills.

In 2007, as a WCPSS employee, I did all the correct legal procedures to get an IEP for my son. Broughton HS responded by telling him to Drop Out when he was hospitalized. They denied assignments & gave him 8 Fs, denied all access to public education, including online. In Feb 2008, DPI found many violations, the staff had to be retrained in IEP. That April, at OCR mediation, WCPSS only offer was to accept the 8 illegal Fs, my son could only attend Broughton-who had told him 3 times to Drop Out, & I was to sign away all my son's legal rights. OCR pressured me to accept this. We got a legal aid attorney. WCPSS continued to lie & break the law. Their attorney lied & helped them break the law. Other state agencies- DPI, NC online public HS & Wake Tech all knew WCPSS breaks the law. 1 person said, "Your son's case isn't rare. It's saddest when they do it to children with cancer. This legal ordeal went on for 4 years, ruined my son's life. WCPSS was inexplicably hostile. All my son did wrong was refuse to Drop Out when Broughton & WCPSS told him too. DPI said, "They've really messes up. They will be furious at you & take it out on your son." Martin Middle School denied assignments & FAPE to a 6th grade neighbor with cancer, Durham Schools took care of her. Another mom said, "Change the names & Broughton did the exact same to my daughter... I've saved all the documents." Long horror story short, after 4 years, Legal Aid & Duke Children's Law filed the longest petition in NC on behalf of my son. We all learned we CANNOT ENFORCE EDUCATION LAW IN NC. WCPSS is corrupt, as is OCR (office of civil rights). Children in NC have no guaranteed access to public education in this state. Our lawyers & expert witnesses are willing to work on education reform in this state. It cannot be redeemed for my child, but this corruption still injures children in NC. To be denied access to public education is severe trauma for children, it does tremendous damage to innocent children.

Tom Corbett is scheduled to be the 2013 Commencement speaker at Millersville University's Graduation Ceremony. Interestingly enough, he has proved himself to be an opponent of public education. Our speaker should be someone who makes education a priority and shows an interest in the students. Tom Corbett has consistently made decisions that work against the students. We have worked hard to get to graduation, and he does not deserve the honor of speaking at our ceremony.

I am an environmental Program manager and am appalled at the lack of knowledge in the general population regarding the various environmental issues. The most obvious example, but far from the only example, the existence of Global Warming is not debatable. It is as certain as the fact that smoking increases the risk of cancer, but unlike smoking, Global Warming could shorten the lives of everyone! New York City talks about adapting to Global Warming by redistricting and declaring more areas 'flood prone'. How is New York going to adapt to to 128 feet of sea rise and level 5 hurricanes coming through every year. How is America going to adapt when 53% of its population are environmental refugees - forced to leave their homes. And this is only one of a series of environmental issues of which most people are completely uneducated.

The mining industry in NV has been getting a sweetheart deal for far to long. With Nevada schools continually ranking near the bottom, we need to invest more in education in Nevada. Democrats introduced SJR15 to set a higher tax rate and to tax mining proceeds. This can add up to $780 million dollars into NV education, depending on the tax rate that is set.

My daughter attends Gonzales Community School, and there is only one entrance/exit for parents to drop off and pick up their children. This causes chaos and congestion on the main street, the parent and faculty parking lots, the drop-off/pick-up lane, and the lane that just wants to get out of there. There is another entrance/exit, but it is closed and the gates have been locked. We need to get the attention of our board members to reopen these gates.

Many of us have noticed that A-B Tech often remains open while other schools and colleges in Buncombe County deem it unsafe to do so due to inclement weather conditions. A community college with a rigid attendance policy, prepared to tell their students, staff and faculty when they must be present, should be equally prepared to tell those students, staff and faculty when they are not required to be present. People's safety matters.

Adult Ed has been serving California for over 150 years, helping parents, the unemployed, seniors, young adults, & immigrants gain the skills they need to contribute to California at full power. In the last five years, it's been cut to the bone. Now Gov. Brown wants to move it to the Community College system, away from the low-cost programs in K-12 systems. The move would cost money. And it would make it harder or impossible for some students to access it. Keep Adult Ed as it - but give it a stable budget (a designated funding stream). Rebuild Adult Education to Rebuild the State. Adult Education Matters!

Statute 85.007 stipulates that any materials in HIV education programs for individuals under 18 years of age must state that homosexual behavior is not an acceptable form of behavior. Placing this requirement in training materials encourages a culture of hate and intolerance towards the LGBT community and has no place in our State's statutes. We call on the State legislature to remove this language from statute 85.007.

We oppose the disclosure of confidential student information to a private corporation called inBloom, Inc. by JeffCo Public Schools and the Colorado Department of Education. This highly sensitive information, which will include students’ names, addresses, test scores, grades, attendance, economic, health and special education status, and detailed disciplinary records, will be stored in a vulnerable “data cloud” and made available to vendors, to help for-profit companies develop and market their learning products. This unprecedented sharing of children’s confidential information is scheduled to occur before the 2013-2014 school year; it is happening without the notification or consent of parents. There are huge risks involved in this violation of our children’s privacy, including potential data leaks. Until the school district and/or state holds public hearings to fully explain the purpose of this project, the safeguards that will be put in place, and provides parents with the right to consent, this unethical disclosure of confidential data must cease.

Vote YES on HR 900 The Cancel of the Sequester Act of 2013. My two granddaughters attend the Navajo immersion school; they deserve an adequate education with books & supplies, good teachers and support staff.

Approximately 17 teens give birth in South Carolina everyday and in 2008 the state paid approximately $198 million dollars on teen pregnancy. Teen mothers are more likely to live in poverty and survive on public assistance. Contraceptive education can help to prevent these issues. These are the facts: (from the SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy) *6,024 teens aged 15-19 gave birth in 2011 *26% of these were already teen parents *20% of teen pregnancies in 2010 ended in abortion *57% percent of high school students have reported that they have had sex Endorsing a comprehensive sexual education program that includes abstinence but also promotes proper contraception use can benefit the cause of ending teen pregnancy.