I'm currently a senior at the Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the nation. Many of my fellow classmates, including myself, received the John and Abigail Scholarship which covers tutuition for any public state college in Massachusetts. My parents were so happy for me, until they found out that the scholarship only covers 7.5% of all costs. Tuition is frozen at any state school, but fees are drasitically rising. How are students supposed to get a decent job if they cant afford a decent, quality education? The John and Abigail Scholarship is just one of many of these kinds of scholarships around the United States. We need the current legislature to do something about this- have the scholarship cover fees AND tuition, or just fees, or have the scholarship even cover private schools as well. Please help!

Our public schools are staggering under massive state budget cuts. Students in Pennsylvania have lost almost 20,000 of their teachers in the past two years. Our kids have lost music, art, library, languages, tutoring programs, full-day kindergarten and more. Our children are sitting in classes with 35 and even 39 students. In 2007, the state Legislature's own study found it was underfunding pubic education (especially in poorer school districts) by more than $4 billion and committed Pennsylvania to a six-year plan to fix the problem. But in 2011, the Legislature shamefully betrayed that commitment and cut close to $1 billion from our schools. Then last year, the governor and Legislature locked in those cuts for a second year, compounding the damage. And this year, even with a small increase in funding, Gov. Corbett proposes to mostly continue the compounded cuts while threatening to tie any increase to the pension crisis and alcohol sales, rather than providing leadership to find real solutions to this issue. This cannot stand. Public education is a public good. We need adequate, equitable, and sustainable funding for public education now! More info: yinzercation.wordpress.com

I heard that Jerry Brown wants to save money by phasing out in class learning in the UC, Cal State, and California Community College systems, replacing it with online learning. I just got a Ph.D,, so I am trying to get a job as a professor, so I want jobs open for me. In addition, students who have to learn in an online only format cannot build the personal relationship that they need to with professors. While online learning can supplement in class learning, online learning should not replace in class learning.

Bill Title: Constitutional oath; high school graduation Status: 2013-01-23 - Referred to House FFR Committee [HB2467 Detail] Download: Arizona-2013-HB2467-Introduced.html REFERENCE TITLE: constitutional oath; high school graduation State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013 HB 2467 Introduced by Representatives Thorpe, Borrelli, Seel, Shope, Smith: Dial, Livingston, Senator Crandell AN ACT amending Title 15, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-701.03; relating to school curriculum. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 15, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-701.03, to read: 15-701.03. Graduation requirement; constitutional oath Beginning in the 2013‑2014 school year, In addition to fulfilling the course of study and assessment requirements prescribed in this chapter, before a pupil is allowed to graduate from a public high school in this state, the principal or head teacher of the school shall verify in writing that the pupil has recited the following oath: I, _________, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge these duties; So help me God.

In order to qualify for services as a "handicapped student", most students must be functioning a miinimum of two years behind their expected grade level. Currently students must take State Tests on their expected grade level instead of at their functioning level. This is setting our most vulnerable students up for failure, as well as skewing the annual yearly progress made by our students. Students with handicapping conditions should not be assessed in such an unfair way.

My daughter attends daycare. We receive funds from the Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). The Minnesota CCAP has decreased the number of absents a child can have before a single mom like myself will be responsible to pay for days absent. The reason we apply for CCAP is because we can’t afford the days present, let alone the days absent. Early Childhood Education should be a priority that ensures that all children have a solid educational foundation without the threat of termination. Children get sick, life happens, and we all need more than 10 days a year to allow that which we have no control over to take place.

Dear Mr. Perry , I am seriously concerned about the state of gun control here in the state of Texas. Too many people want to arm teachers and administraters in the schools, this is a bad idea. I have a lot of friends who are teachers. It would be so easy for kids to overpower the teacher with the gun and then turn that gun on the teacher. Instead I propose that we put xray machines on all campuses, elementary, junior high, high school and colleges , that would determine if an individual was bringing a gun or a weapon onto the campus. Thank you for your time, sincerely a concerned citizen of Texas, Danelle Northum

Our tax dollars should not be going to public charter schools run by for-profit companies. These schools hurt our state by lowering the salaries of public school teachers and taking state per-pupil funding away from districts. These for-profit charter schools are not increasing student achievement when compared to district schools in the same area, but less state funding goes to education as more goes to administration and corporations' profit margins.

religion has no place or business in public schools' their agenda is a biased perspective and not in keeping with the constitution regarding separation of church and state.

Education in very importantna and eventhought my children attended private schools, I support the petition to advocate for stopping the Budget cuts to the education. You need to improve the security systems in public schools in the entire nation.

Our current education system is too expensive and many young students must now use private loans to cover their tuition gap. According to the pew report in 2010, 70% of total debt was owed by households headed by those under 45. The average national debt per student was $26,000 dollars in 2010. All trends point towards increased borrowing to keep pace with the rocketing cost of education. Personally I owe over 50,000 dollars in private loans from my masters degree. Four of my loans have high variable interest rates and none of these loans can be consolidated for better rates or terms of repayment. Students are graduating into a dismal job market with overwhelming debt, and high variable interest rates. It's time to give graduates a break and offer the same benefits provided by the federal government.

LSUHSC in Shreveport was not losing money for the state of Louisiana, and yet. Bobby Jindal is unfairly selling us to the "highest bidder" putting those who need a state funded hospital at risk of having no where to go for health care.