Our immigrant communities are under attack on the national level. But Connecticut can do better. We can rise above the inability of Washington to protect its people, by supporting undocumented youth in Connecticut. If politicians in DC won't act, our leaders in CT must. Connecticut has a responsibility to live up to its ideals and to continue being a state where all its residents are valued, safe, and allowed to reach their full potential. That's why I support HB 5031

Unfair payment at UT

So that we will be able to set our own wallpapers for our Chromebooks.

Many students all around the world as well as here at Vanden cant afford to go to any school functions like dances or sports games,we want to lower the prices so that everyone can go.

We are seeking community support for SB1083. If signed into law, this would require all K-5 schools in AZ to allow children two 15 minute recess periods per day. Many schools provided this at some point, but have since removed most or all recess from their daily schedules. Recess and unstructured play improve cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development; these are the foundations for "whole healthy children." Recess has been proven to significantly decrease anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorders, childhood obesity, diabetes and heart disease in youth. Sign our petition and tell your senators, representatives, and Governor Ducey, the time to take action is now! Restore recess for Arizona's kids!

Westbury schools are not receiving its fair share of funding. New York State owes Westbury schools $39,000,000, but yet, funds this high-needs district with significantly less. Challenges faced in our district include rising enrollment, space constraints, additional resources for diverse learners and increased poverty. Funding is needed to maintain resources to meet increased needs while closing the achievement gap.

Many adolescents are experiencing lack of sleep, which can cause their brains to develop differently, due to early school start times.

-Evaluating teachers based on student results on tests and other student assessments that were never designed to rate educators is neither a scientifically or educationally sound way to be used for a Measure of Student Learning portion of a teacher's rating. -The Measure of Teacher Practice portion of teacher evaluations is subjective and highly unfair, particularly in NYC where the Danielson Framework has been used not to help teachers grow as professionals but as a weapon to frighten teachers into teaching to score points on arbitrary rubrics in multiple unnecessary classroom observations. We demand the repeal Education Law 3012-c and 3012-d and the return of teacher evaluation to local districts, free from state mandates. For more information, go to: http://iceuftblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/petition-to-repeal-nys-teacher.html http://iceuftblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/uft-lobbies-in-albany-saying-nyc.html

To remind our community about the importance of reflecting on Dr. King's foundational work around "Equality and for All" and to ensure our children are being taught that message in order to carry it forward for future generations to create a more fair and just world.

The Pennsylvania auditor general cited the Scranton School District as the "worst audit" he has ever seen. The district's response is to furlough 98 teachers, including: Librarians (all), Health/Physical Education, Art, English, Science, Special Education, Mathematics, Family Consumer Science, Music and Industrial Arts On Feb. 9, 2018, the general counsel of the governor’s office sent a letter to the Scranton School District saying, "... the District [must] immediately discontinue and reverse any action to suspend any professional employee. ..." Further, if the district refuses to comply, then it would "... lead to the Department taking action to protect the students and employees of the District." The Scranton School District has chosen to ignore the governor! Sign this petition demanding that the Scranton School District board of directors follow the recommendation of the Office of General Counsel and immediately reinstate the 98 educators who received pink slips.

One of our teachers here, at the School of WeBSS, is not getting his contract renewed for reasons we as students don't see as valid. Many of the students here see him as a very important part of the community and as a role model. He is an advocate for the kids of our community and emphasizes the importance of doing what is important to them. He gives them an example to take into consideration when stepping into Adulthood

I am concerned that Secretary DeVos is unqualified for her post. She does not seem to know very much about public education.