This petition is one that asks for educational improvement. To achieve this in our town we need more financial support than we are currently receiving. The money for this funding, however, should not have to come at the cost of jobs, or an increase in taxes. Rather, this petition asks for a re-evaluation of how money is spent, and a re-distribution of misused money to benefit our education.

On the poster presentation day for the neuroscience department, I was sick with a 100-degree fever, chills, sweats, etc. I made my advisors aware of the situation and was reassured to "feel better and do not worry about it" and "do my best". Within the week between my defense and the due date for the printed thesis, my second advisor did not respond to my e-mails (upward of 15 now). Since I was unable to obtain his signature and I was sick for the poster session, my thesis was failed. I met with the committee to explain the circumstances. They agreed to pass my honors thesis on the contingency that I accept such a low grade that my GPA drop over .5, jeopardizing my plans to attend medical school. This penalization has yet to be justified. If I take an "independent study" however, my work will receive an A-.

Sign the petition pls Co-Leaders: Amy Nguyen Levi Kessler

Signatures to Support Our Children, Our Future, Education, and Moral Standards in Schools!!

The WCSD needs to do what is best in the education of all it’s students.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos must be investigated for: CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS - Betsy DeVos ordered the Office of Civil Rights to dismiss thousands of cases that were backlogged and rolled back Title IX rules that have a major impact on women and LGBTQ students. CORRUPTION - Betsy DeVos dismantled the unit that investigates fraud at for-profit colleges just weeks after hiring former for-profit college officials to sit in top positions at the Department of Education. ILLEGALLY DELAYED LOAN FORGIVENESS - Betsy DeVos intentionally delayed debt relief for students defrauded by shutdown for-profit schools. The Inspector General urged the Department to move on a backlog of debt relief claims, but many people are still waiting for their applications to be reviewed. CONFLICT OF INTEREST - Betsy DeVos used the Department to award a multi-million dollar student loan debt collection contract to a private company with financial ties to DeVos. The contract was canceled after growing pressure. Make no mistake, this isn’t the only investigation that matters. The Inspector General has been called to investigate the Education Department for illegally using Americans’ financial data. Auditors are also looking into misuse of tax dollars by Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. In fact, Inspectors General are currently investigating at least five cabinet officials for ethics violations. Abuse of power, in any form, cannot be ignored. The Inspector General must perform a thorough review of Betsy DeVos’ internal emails, policy documents, meeting agendas, guest lists, and more. No one is above the law. Now is the time to investigate Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Support the Board of Education.

Recently we have found out that we are not allowed to decorate the graduation caps, which we are required to buy and own after graduation. However, in many schools, these decorations can serve as a representation of individuality and personal perseverance. Help the graduating class of 2018, along with future classes, earn the privilege of decorating the top of our caps.

As Mr. Segovia's 3rd period class, we want to see him succeed because he has devoted his time to make sure we succeed.

The teachers, administrators, and parents of the Waterloo Central School District fully support Terri Bavis as superintendent, leader of our district. We are urging the Board of Education to sign her contract that was already approved at the January BOE meeting and printed in the paper! We feel it would be devastating to our students, faculty, and community to lose her as our leader.

For many years, we, the students of North Star Academy, have had to consume subpar lunches. We work incredibly hard and deserve a proper lunch to help us better focus in school.

Little Silver contributes nearly 22 million in tax dollars to the state of NJ, but receives less than $400,000 annually for our schools. 94.3% of our district’s budget comes from our local tax base. Despite our high property taxes, to meet the 2018-2019 budget, the district was forced to cut two teaching positions, one administrative position and one support staff member. Three additional teaching positions and one support staff position were reduced to part-time. The health of our schools affects every resident of Little Silver. We need our legislators to IMMEDIATELY reform the funding process for school districts like Little Silver.