Retired teachers in Texas have not had a raise in over ten years. While the cost of living rises annually, we fall further and further behind financially. The Texas legislature has, over the years, used education monies for a number of other pursuits. We wish to have our retirements considered significant enough to be fully funded.

GRADUATES!! ( Change is here) Do you owe federal students loans? Do you have financial hardship? Did you graduate from college or vocational school? Do you need assistance in paying off your student loans? If your answer is "yes" to all the above, you may qualify. A revolutionary new program to rescue those experiencing financial\economic hardship in paying off their Federal student loans is being launched. This innovative program is bringing a radical paradigm shift to this student loan repayment problem. To benefit from this program, there has to be a strong support base from eligible candidates who sign this petition so that it can be implemented. Features: Student loan repayment normally takes from 10 to 25 years. The repayment term for the new student loan program is 3 years for all candidates. The normal repayment term results in twice the original loan amount or more at pay off. The new program has all its participants paying only 25% on a 3 year term. The 75% is paid by the program at the end of the 3 years. Approximately 37 million Americans owe more than 1 trillion dollars in student loans today. The new program is targeting to enroll less than one half percent of the 37 million who owe student loans. Sign the petition to get on the program eligible list. This program will only accept applicants once every 3 years. We need as many potential candidates to sign in and support the program implementation so that the program can start helping those in need. How it works: The selected candidates for the program pay 25% of their Federal student loan balance in 36- monthly payments. The philanthropic program assistance pays 75% of the Federal student loan balance at the end of the 36 months. The entire Federal student loan debt is paid off in 3 years. Freedom from student loan debts has never been closer. Example: Total student loan debt= $20,000 New student loan- 25% = $5000 3- YR term in monthly payments= $5000\36= Approx $185\ month for 3 YRS. SIGN PETITION TO SUPPORT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION TO START HELPING THOSE WHO NEED THE PROGRAM HELP.

Young and developing students are in danger of not being promoted based on narrow and often inappropriate testing. Veteran teachers with masters degrees, decades of experience, and years of successfully teaching reading are being labeled "unqualified" because they do not hold the new and "out of the blue" required reading endorsement. Districts that can not follow these new restrictive laws will lose funding even further than last year's devastating cuts. And yet, tax money continues to be funneled into charter schools which are not held to the same standards. The authors of these laws failed to create a committee of licensed and professional educators so that knowledgable discussion and discourse can be part of the decision making. One can only conclude that the intent is to be destructive to public education.

Education funding was reduced in 2011. I believe the funds exists to restore this funding for one of our most important assets (our children)

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This is for everyone and anyone having to struggle with their monthly bills while the politics and wall street class gets bailed out! Middle class needs a bail out!

Social Emotional Learning is the way that people learn to interact socially with each other, resolve conflicts and emotionally regulate. Schools are important settings in which that learning takes place. By focusing on Social Emotional Learning in schools, we can impact the level of violence and trauma in society, as well as the overall social-emotional and academic success of students from all backgrounds.

Albert Einstein was thrown out of 3 schools; Winston Churchill spent his school years at the bottom of his class; Edison and Tesla had trouble with learning in traditional ways and the list of the most brilliant and innovative minds of all time goes on and on. One size teaching fits no one. It takes teachers reading their students and monitoring their learning. Educational research has shown that mechanized tests do harm to all: children and, now, teachers and schools as well. Don't be duped by the corporate hype: corporate testing = big business = big profits!

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is the only public college in our nation’s capital that confers bachelors and other advanced degrees. The District Council is threatening the existence UDC's four year BA and Masters programs for thousands of district residents and other students who lack the means to attend private colleges. Please join current and former students as well as education advocates in urging the District Council, Mayor and community to support this vital link in the chain of educational and economic uplift.

A written medical policy is needed for school buses in case of injury. My daughter Tyana went into asthma induced hyperventilation causing her fingers to stiffen and become locked. Her breathing was impaired severely from verbal bullying lasting over fifteen minutes on the bus. Students helped. I addressed the board of education in Marshall County Tennessee. They had only vague verbal instructions prior to this incident. They placed into writing a medical policy for bus drivers to follow. With as many children that have asthma today....it is important for me to make sure this petition exceeds my expectations to help all those who suffer injury of any kind on a school bus.

Charter Schools are private schools that receive federal and state funds. Private means you have to pay. Vouchers are to be provided for those that can't pay, however, those vouchers will be limited and may not be fairly distributed. Once the charter schools are set up in poor areas, the public schools in that area will eventually cease to exist. Your children's education is too important to let this happen.

For years i've gone to High School & listened to my fellow peers consistently complain. "Our public school food is terrible" & "Our public school teachers don't ACTUALLY teach us anything" and the all time favorite "We don't have enough one on one sports like Boxing". And yet none are willing to strive for the changes they so crave... Well I call dibs on taking the lead. ;)