Transitioning to online courses rather than continuing to facilitate them in person diminishes the quality of education students receive. Students will not have the same face-to-face interactions with our professors and peers in the intimate class settings. Moreover, many majors are not designed for virtual or online learning, and forcing them to switch to remote, virtual, or online forms of learning will be ineffective in allowing students to fully immerse themselves in what they’re learning, take advantage of resources, or have access to proper equipment. While we understand the difficult position that the pandemic has put on Rasmussen Colleges and Universities, this suspension of face-to-face instruction and suspension of access to labs, simulations and other on-campus resources presents a notable reduction in the quality of our education that we as students expected to receive at this institution. Because of this huge financial, personal, and professional loss, the students demand that our technology fee, clinical fee, and class fees be reduced and that our tuition be pro-rated or reduced, specifically funds that contribute to maintaining on-campus resources. As students, we are suffering. Thank you for your time, The Students of Rasmussen College

Here is why. Going to a university/college is not cheap, but having a college degree has become a must-have if you want an excellent job. Wanting to better ourselves and having better job opportunities should not cost an arm and a leg to do so. Having university/colleges be more affordable so that students can focus more on getting their education rather than how they are going to pay or how much debt they will be in when done with school. As a college student myself, I have experienced the strain of having to worry about how I am going to pay for my classes. Juggling a full-time job attending school part-time and the course work is not easy, and adding the stress of how I will pay makes it even harder. As I look at my situation, I think about all the other college students that are in the same position as I am. By deciding to make school more affordable, there is a bigger chance that we could have a higher rate of people that have a degree and are less in debt with student loans. Loans, FAFSA, scholarships, work-study, and the military are some of the options that I know we have to help us pay. Still, that might not be enough, some students might not even qualify for them because of family income might be too high or they do not meet the requirements needed. In most cases, being a full-time student is a requirement that some students might not be able to meet like it is in my case. While the prices for college tuition keeps going up, so does the amount of debt the student acquires. In my research, I found that the average college student will be in a debt of 30,000 dollars or more. A student that gets student loans might be paying for them for years to come after graduating. Is this a stressor that we need in our lives after we just finish school? Here is a little background on some of the available options. FAFSA and scholarships are money that you are not required to pay back (free money). FAFSA is as simple as filling out an application and answering some financial information. FAFSA helps to determine what you might be eligible for, like work-study, which helps students find a part time job on campus to help them with their expenses and The Promise that some colleges offer, this helps the student by having some of their fees waived. Did you know that not all college students fill out the FAFSA? It is because the student feels that they will not qualify to receive this aid, and here is why. FAFSA goes based on the family's finances; for example, if your family has a high income, you are eligible to receive zero to maybe half of the money offered. As opposed to the student whose family has a low income whom they will receive the full amount. There are also the students that opt to join the military to help them pay for school. The amount that you receive depends on how long you served, but not everyone is up for it. Is this enough? Should we be jumping through all these hoops just to get an education? A question that comes up a lot is, "is having a higher education worth all the money and effort that you are putting in?" the answer is yes, we all want the advantages that having a college degree gives us. With this petition, we are asking for help to do just that, to get an education but without all the debt that comes with it.

I am a parent of 2 sons, 10 and 12 years old, which have had and/or currently have services with all 3 of the above mentioned therapists. Continuity of care is key within the areas of occupational and speech therapies. All 3 therapists have been part of our district for many years and have consistently guided and assisted our children in their needs. Outsourcing may save money, but problems will always occur when we do not have the ultimate say in who we hire to fulfill these rolls. Turnover seems to be the common factor when outsourcing, just as we have experienced with the janitorial staff. With the current home schooling situation, our children are displaced, socially suffering and sad from all of the changes. They miss the everyday consistencies of their classes, their teachers/aides/therapists and their friends. It is incomprehensible to think the children who receive services from these invaluable woman would not have their friendly, recognizable faces awaiting their return to continue the work in these special areas. Please do not misunderstand my compassion for how nice these woman are as my only plea, they truly are masters in their respective areas and have impacted the lives of so many of our district's children, especially mine. I understand fiscal requirements may need adjusting, but I beg of you to search elsewhere rather than terminating these women.

The majority of eighth-grade students in the United States rely on the internet at home to get their homework done. Roughly six-in-ten students (58%) say they use the internet at their home to do homework every day or almost every day, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data from the 2018 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Just 6% of students say they never use the internet at home for this purpose. There are differences in these patterns by community type and parents’ education level. Roughly two-thirds of students attending suburban schools (65%) say they use the internet for homework every day or almost every day, compared with 58% who attend schools in cities, 50% of those who attend in rural areas and 44% of those attending schools in towns. Students whose parents graduated from college are more likely to use the internet for homework at home. Some 62% of these students use the internet at home for homework, compared with smaller shares of students whose parents have some post-high school education (53%), have only a high school education (52%) or have no high school education (48%). The “homework gap” – which refers to school-age children lacking the connectivity they need to complete schoolwork at home – is more pronounced for black, Hispanic and lower-income households. Some 15% of U.S. households with school-age children do not have a high-speed internet connection at home, according to a previously published Pew Research Center analysis of 2015 U.S. Census Bureau data. School-age children in lower-income households are especially likely to lack broadband access. Roughly one-third (35%) of households with children ages 6 to 17 and an annual income below $30,000 a year do not have a high-speed internet connection at home, compared with just 6% of such households earning $75,000 or more a year. These broadband gaps are particularly pronounced in black and Hispanic households with school-age children – especially those with low incomes. Some lower-income teens say they lack resources to complete schoolwork at home. In a 2018 Center survey, about one-in-five teens ages 13 to 17 (17%) said they are often or sometimes unable to complete homework assignments because they do not have reliable access to a computer or internet connection. Black teens and those living in lower-income households were more likely to say they cannot complete homework assignments for this reason. For example, one-quarter of black teens said they often or sometimes cannot do homework assignments due to lack of reliable access to a computer or internet connectivity, compared with 13% of white teens and 17% of Hispanic teens. Teens with an annual family income below $30,000 were also more likely to say this than teens with a family income of at least $75,000 a year (24% vs. 9%). In the same survey, around one-in-ten teens (12%) said they often or sometimes use public Wi-Fi to do schoolwork because they lack a home internet connection. Again, black and lower-income teens were more likely to do this. Roughly one-in-five black teens (21%) said they use public Wi-Fi to do schoolwork due to a lack of home internet connection, compared with 11% of white teens and 9% of Hispanic teens. And around a fifth (21%) of teens with an annual family income under $30,000 reported having to use public Wi-Fi to do homework, compared with 11% of teens in families with a household income of $30,000-$74,999 and just 7% of those living in households earning at least $75,000. A quarter of lower-income teens do not have access to a home computer. One-in-four teens in households with an annual income under $30,000 lack access to a computer at home, compared with just 4% of those in households earning over $75,000, according to the 2018 survey. There are also differences by race and ethnicity. Hispanic teens were especially likely to say they do not have access to a home computer: 18% said this, compared with 9% of white teens and 11% of black teens. State Representative La Shawn K. Ford has drafted legislative language to provide broadband services at no cost to all residents of the state, with priority given to areas with high levels of poverty and lacking the infrastructure to receive high-speed internet access. Amends the Broadband Advisory Council Act. Directs the Council to develop a plan to provide access to broadband services at no cost to all residents of this State. Provides that the Office of Broadband within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall support and assist the Council in the development of the plan. Requires that priority be given to zip codes identified as having high levels of poverty and areas lacking the infrastructure necessary to meet requirements for high-speed access to the Internet. Requires the Council to identify existing and new streams of State revenue necessary to implement the plan. Provides that the Council shall report the plan and recommendations for legislation necessary to implement the plan to the General Assembly by March 31, 2021. Effective immediately.

Because just as those who have been out of work are at risk and need help, so are the people who still have to go to work every day...

Because Senator Sanders is still on the New York ballot and no institution should ever get away with spitting in the face of democracy, including the New York Board of Elections.

College students are struggling and our grades are suffering from being forced to take online courses. We did not sign up or pay for an online education. We paid for the experience and in-person instruction.

“All of members of community have suffered due the COVId-19. Students have been impacted in numerous ways: • Changing instructional distance learning • Loss of employment, • Loss of housing • Loss of social and academic support • Grieving and mourning COVID related losses and illness • Many students were not eligible for the stimulus check nor unemployment • Loss of access to campus provided internet • Loss of access to printing • Loss of graduation ceremony and graduation related activities Western Michigan University only provided $40 off the tuition for Summer I which would not even cover the cost of internet for a household in lieu of accessing WMU’s campus as par of our usual tuition. SIGN HERE to ask WMU and President Montgomery to provide more substantial financial relief to students! Universities should support their student and faculty community, not add hardship to hardship!

The future of our country and American Democracy where reason prevails and there are not supposed to be autocratic dictators (if it's not already too late) is at stake.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado teachers have had to adjust to "at-home" virtual classrooms; the demands on them have been longer days (without additional pay), "home-office" expenses, increased utilities during these teaching sessions, and increased workloads to accommodate individual student/parent interactions. Now, Governor Polis is suggesting that these alternative teaching methods (and virtual classrooms) may continue beyond this 2020 spring school year and extend into the fall, impacting the 2020-2021 school year. Our educators cannot physically, emotionally, and psychologically carry this entire burden. Governor Polis needs to publicly support this proposal and sign it as part his upcoming budget approval process.

To save our Earth, every government on every part of the globe must do their part to stop the Climate Crisis.

This inverted Pentagram/satanic symbol is offensive, and has hidden meanings. This is important for those who enjoy playing a safe, stable, family-friendly game, such as Star Stable. Although designed for girls, many other adults, and youth, find it fun to visit, and play, on this site. It helps to foster many fine traits, such as kindness to animals, group cooperation, and enjoyment of natural surroundings. Here is a recent remark on this game site: “Star Stable is one of my favorite games of all time, and is definitely worth a play. There's something to offer for all ages and the continuous new content keeps you engaged. If your child is under twelve, monitor them, but this game is safe for young children as well.” Parent reviews for Star Stable | Common Sense Media www.commonsensemedia.org › star-stable › user-reviews › adult