bettering everybody to have a great life

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. ;)

I am a college student who has not only experienced but witnessed the destruction that our state legislature has created with cutting the Hope Grant. In 2011 as thousands of high school seniors prepared to walk at graduation, our state government were stripping us of our dreams. Since before I graduated in 2011, I was excited about attending college with a full ride. Not having to worry about paying for books, fees, and other expenses would be a blessing. However, that did not happen because that same year our state legislature decided to put education on the back burner, and their own personal needs first. As a voice for all Georgia college students I am feed up with those running this state into the ground, which is why I ask that thousands of you even millions please sign this petition. It is vital that the Hope Grant be re-evaluated, and turned into not only a Academic based grant but also a merit based. I propose the cut off for the grant be set at $120,000 because it is unfair for those who can easily afford college to gain the hope grant. When there are thousands of first generation college students like myself who simply can not afford to pay out of pocket for college. This state can not succeed if there is no future educated enough to lead it. The Governors excuse for cutting Hope was that the lottery will run out of money, which is impossible when millions of Georgians play the lottery every single day. I demand receipts showing us where our parents, grandparents, and neighbors money is going. I demand that we stand up, and no longer accept defeat because they need us just as much as we need them. With college's raising tuition every year along with ridiculous fees, ridiculous over priced books it is important that we receive the hope in full. SO please join me in this fight, tell everyone who values education to sign this petition, let our voices be heard loud and clear. WE ARE GEORGIA'S FUTURE.

Urge Governor Perry to make funding schools a priority! If he makes school funding an emergency item, the Legislature can act now.

I homeshool my two daughters. Homeschool students are not instructed using the same curriculum as public school students, yet they would be tested on material that is different from what is taught. Even worse, this bill would eliminate membership in a homeschool association as an option for complying with the compulsory attendance law. There is no justification for taking this option away from thousands of law-abiding homeschool families and destroying the livelihood of those who administer these associations. We are being targeted.

Recently, the Broward County School Board made a decision to shutdown Sunset School at the end of this school year. Sunset is a school for children with special needs. There were no meetings or discussions with the parents or community about this decision, it was simply made. I don't believe they realize the devastating impact it could have on these children. I can assure you that any progress these children have made will be lost and some may become worse than when they started. Why must the funding for special needs programs always be cut first? We cannot allow this to happen. In the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, the majority of the country as well as the President believe that we need to do more to help those suffering from mental illness. Sunset School has helped hundreds of children with emotional problems, as well as other disabilities and would continue to do so. We cannot allow it to be closed. We must convince the Broward County School Board to reverse their decision. You can find more information at savesunset.org