Current state and local funding creates vast inequality and underfunding of K-12 education. Funding will be leveled and the same per capita, regardless of local property values, and significantly increased to reverse the precipitous decline in American public education. Equality in education and therefore opportunity will be greatly enhanced towards an educational system second to none in the world.

A powerful network of right-wing Catholics is trying to ban Archbishop Desmond Tutu from speaking at Gonzaga University next month. Archbishop Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his courageous opposition to South African apartheid, is beloved around the world as a powerful voice for peace and justice. But that doesn't matter to the extremists who've been waging a McCarthyist campaign of fear and intimidation on Catholic college campuses across the country. The Cardinal Newman Society, which led the opposition to President Obama's commencement speech at Notre Dame three years ago, is circulating a petition demanding that the President of Gonzaga University disinvite Archbishop Tutu—but so far this time they only have a few hundred signatures. Let's make sure Gonzaga doesn't give in to the Religious Right!

My petition is to stop the Ohio Graduation Test. Too many children are dropping out because they are not passing this test by 1%. This is causing them to result to the GED instead. Teachers are also put in a bad postion to teach only what is required for OGT test. The pressure is not only hurting the student's but the teachers as well.

Social workers incur large debt relative to their prospective salaries. We're calling on the University of Maryland Baltimore's Board of Regents to take an active role in advocating for training, legislation, and loan forgiveness. ** There is an error in the petition body-- the accurate amount of UMB SSW Student Debt upon graduation is $62,000. Please make note of this before signing.

Student Loan Forgiveness for American Citizens, especially service workers, nurses, teachers, law enforcement , first responders(emt, firefighters),and physicians.The United States should forgive the student loans because by eliminating the debt, the graduates would be able to stimulate the economy in other ways by increasing spending having a positive effect on industry.

The Impact Aid Program fulfills, in part, the promises made by the Federal Government in the Treaty of 1868 to provide teachers and school facilities on the Navajo Nation. Reject any further cuts to Impact Aid funding levels and support the NAFIS reauthorization proposal when it is introduced.

After a person has paid the amount of their original loan in either payments or interest only payments, the loan should be forgiven.

"No Child Left Behind" has in actuality LEFT MOST CHILDREN BEHIND! MORE funding, NOT less, is necessary to restore our educational system to its once-respected status; however, funding MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE CLASSROOM and closely monitored! INNOVATION in developing individualized curriculum and teaching practices centering around "the whole student" is paramount...unlike that proposed by "No Child..." ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL!

Currently, our education system has failed generations of students and will fail more in the future. How do you feel about SOLs and teachers not being able to be creative.

PROPOSED : A state lottery to raise money JUST for schools. There should be no question that funding is available for our children's education. Once again, cutbacks threaten education. Always. That should not be the case.

Justice for years of service and contracts made with the state.

Our Birmingham School Board has held this city back for decades and fails to support the academic and budgetary reforms of our new Superintendent of Education. He favors academics while some long-term members favor athletics. Our city is too poor for more expenses anywhere but in academics for our children. The former Superintendent was indicted for actions while serving, and the Board does not propely support our new one. A surprise meeting to fire him was held and the old school members are threatened by his expertise and professionalism. End the days of back-slapping on Birmingham's School Board, and allow recalls of its members today. Thank you so much.