-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.

It is the continuation of our request to bring our special need son back to the school and classmates he was with for five years. He is now in a non-inclusive program (totally different) and we believe wrong and harmful to him. He is not with the classmates and non-disabled peers (per the IDEA) and they have him on a bus for one hour and twenty minutes one way,

The Bronzeville neighborhood is beginning to flourish! Opportunities for new housing, new businesses have grown. To meet the total needs of the neighborhood, new schools need to be an option for current residences, and motivation for new residences as well.

To get better education and higher teacher pay.

I want students to be able to play with a team that's not in their district if they so may choose. I have been personally affected by this because I was recently told I was not allowed to play with people I have been playing with since 1st grade because they are not in my chosen district and neither is the school to which they go.

Children's civil rights have been violated due to the teacher strike in West Virginia. Children were denied access to free public education starting on 02/22/2018 through 03/06/2018 Please help by signing your name and holding all state officials accountable for this action. This was an unlawful action in the state of West Virginia.

As 8th graders, we here to speak for the rest of our student body and Camden City School district. In the winter, most of our schools are too cold. In the summer, most of our Schools are too hot. We need to see how many teachers/community members' signatures we can get by March 9, 2018.

Meadowdale is a neighborhood school; there are kids that been going there since pre-k. Meadowdale High School is a great school and for them to shut it down is not the way to go, so let us (the community) come as one and fight for our school “Where To Be A Lion Is Majestic”.