If one falls on hard times because of unemployment, medical expenses, or other unforeseen circumstances, don't let the Student Loan sharks threaten borrowers or cosigners.

evaluate dyslexia ,dysphagia, add and other handicaps that prevent proper education for our children no matter the income of parents

Lay offs and Cuts are being imposed, we need to stop them

We, the residents of the Three Village Central School District, are asking the Three Village Board of Education to stop the proposed cuts to our full-day kindergarten program and keep the current program intact for the 2012-2013 school year. We would like to voice our support of the Three Village full-day Kindergarten Program, and ask that you do not cut or reduce this valuable program in the revised 2.99% budget. There has never been a greater urgency in America to have all students academically succeed in our K-12 schools, along with in our universities and colleges. Competition from around the world has put our nation’s standing in the economic world at risk.There is a plethora of research which demonstrates that children who attend full-day kindergarten show greater reading and mathematics achievement gains than those who attend half-day or no kindergarten at all (NEA, 2008 pg. 1). Longitudinal data has also demonstrated that full-time kindergarten also has demonstrated long-term educational gains for students in all demographic groups, including low-income and minority students (NEA, 2008 pg.1). This is a program that benefits all incoming and future incoming kindergarten students; the elimination or reduction of this vital program will have an adverse effect on a large number of Three Village families and students, as well as the future home values of all Three Village residents.

Please show your support in favor of full-day Kindergarten in the Three Village Central School District. Send a message to the Board of Education that cutting full-day Kindergarten to half-day is NOT an acceptable budget cutting option.

People involved in education KNOW the horrendous condition that the DOE is in now compliments of Mayor Bloomberg! It is imperative that we vote in a new mayor in our next election who will be able to repair the damage that has been done by Bloomberg and his cronies. Christine Quinn will be WORSE than Bloomberg! Teachers need to teach and administrators need to learn what education means.

Just like Governor Scott Walker attacked collective bargaining rights of workers in Wisconsin, Governor Tom Corbett is bent on destroying public education in Pennsylvania. We need to take action now and STOP the right-wing campaign to dismantle public education by cutting school budgets and privatizing schools. It hurts our children now and it jeopardizes their future. It is also killing good jobs that our economy urgently needs. Many public school workers also are parents of school-age children. These families will get hit twice, with their kids losing access to decent public schools and parents losing jobs. There’s still a chance to save schools and jobs before budget talks end. Let’s put our children’s future above politics. Protect public education in Pennsylvania! --Steve Siebert, Philadelphia Schools Maintenance Worker

The Board of Education of the Three Village Central School District is currently considering cuts to a number of programs -- including Junior High Athletics at Murphy and Gelinas JHS -- to reach a 2.99% tax levy. As they will decide on the exact cuts by the next meeting on Tuesday, May 29, we must speak up now to ask the Board to preserve Junior High Athletics from being cut. Prefer to sign a paper copy? Paper petitions are available to sign in the mailbox of 4 West Meadow Rd in Setaket (blue house).

Budget cuts on Education are a bipartisan issue. Stop the proposed budget cuts!!!

Schools generate tons of recyclable material and should reap the benifits and there not getting a cent.

At this time, I urge you to contact members of the administration and board members to convey the importance of programs such as full day kindergarten, Pi, Young Composers, and a 9 period high school day for our academically talented and motivated students. Expressing concerns heard throughout the community, such as teacher's contract negotiations, would also be appropriate as potential solutions to balancing the budget while saving academic programs. Certainly, we value our teachers, but everyone needs to make some concessions to make this budget work. We must communicate our concerns now, in order to have our voices heard before the budget proposals are finalized in a few short days.

Tucson Unified School District's recent decision to abolish the Mexican American studies program calls into question the District's commitment to a federal desegregation order.