I am a public school teacher in an inner-city school district. Betsy DeVos has no background in public education, ignorance of students will disabilities, and her voucher stance will target the rich. The majority of students attend public schools --- who will be a voice for their education and needs?

Secretary DeVos’ recent decision to revoke key Title IX protections for survivors of sexual assault sends a dangerous signal to assailants that their crimes will be ignored, jeopardizes the safety of students in America, and makes it harder for survivors to get justice.

With Trump and Betsy DeVos doing their best to try to destroy public education, New York state should be leading the resistance by ensuring a quality public education for every student. But that won’t happen if the hedge funders supporting privatization of our public schools have their way. Newly proposed rules in Albany would let charter school networks, including the Success Academy chain run by Eva Moskowitz and chaired by the now-infamous Dan Loeb, bypass New York’s standards and permanently hire unqualified teachers with as little as 30 hours of classroom instruction under their belt -- with no additional training. That's just wrong. The deadline for public comment on this proposal is September 9th. Add your name here and we will make sure your voice is heard!

The Rebel mascot stands as a symbol of Confederate ideology, of inequality, slavery, and institutionalized racism. No school should discriminate or alienate their students based on race, but this is exactly what the Rebel mascot does. The Rebel mascot must be changed in order to send a clear message to all that SAHS stands for diversity and acceptance and does not endorse racist ideology.

African American History started before slavery , cotton and sugar cane, there should be a curriculum established that will arouse the pride and self-esteem of our African American students in the Haywood County Schools.

Cutting education has affected the small community where I serve as a school board member. We fight to keep as many dollars in the classroom as possible. Class size affects the effectiveness of a teacher. Right now Title II is gone and Title I has been re-assigned according to system size. Many large systems with plenty of tax revenue are getting more simply because of size.

This petition seeks to end Clayton School District's history of demoting and or dismissing key employees, especially, African Americans, without just cause. In this case, as parents' overwhelming testimony support, Mrs. Harper is too important as Supervisor of Special Needs than to demote her to a role of chiefly enforcing discipline at Herma Simmons as Asst. Prin.

This petition seeks to end Clayton School District's history of demoting and or dismissing key employees without just cause. In this case, as overwhelming testimony supports, Mrs. Harper is too important as Supervisor of Special Needs than to demote her to a role of chiefly enforcing discipline at Herma Simmons as Asst. Principal.

We are parents and friends of the children attending the UMass Boston Early Learning Center (ELC). UMass Boston's decisions about the ELC not only greatly affects the families who send their children to this wonderful center, but it also has an impact on members of UMass Boston staff, faculty, and students who access their resources, the larger Harbor Point and Boston communities, and the ELC staff who work tirelessly to provide quality educational services at the Early Learning Center. When you sign, please tell us your connection to the ELC/UMass Boston (student, faculty, community member, alumni, etc.).

Since taking over the Department of Education, DeVos has rolled back important protections for students while siding with predatory companies that have a record of scamming borrowers. Most recently, she delayed an update to a rule that lets students pursue cancellation of their federal student loans if their school broke the law. That's why eighteen states and the District of Columbia, Public Citizen, and the Project on Predatory Lending at Harvard Law School have filed lawsuits against DeVos.[1] In the meantime, the Education Department is moving ahead with its ill-conceived plan to turn higher education into a Wild West where predatory for-profit colleges can get away with anything. DeVos and the Trump Administration have taken aim at two rules that hold schools accountable for cheating their students: the Gainful Employment and Borrower Defense rules. And this is all happening while defrauded students and veterans are still waiting on the loan forgiveness owed to them by law following the collapse of scam schools ITT Tech and Corinthian Colleges like Heald, Everest, and WyoTech.[2] Please join us in telling Secretary DeVos to enforce, not delay, these student loan protections! Read more: 1. 18 States Sue Betsy DeVos Over Student Loan Protections, NYTimes, July 6, 2017, http://nyti.ms/2tlAsDg and Public Citizen and Project on Predatory Student Lending Represent Students Suing to Stop Education Department's Illegal Delay, July 6, 2017, http://bit.ly/2tlBHlX 2. DeVos Decision to Delay Borrower Defense is a Slap in the Face to Students, Americans for Financial Reform, June 14, 2017, http://ourfinancialsecurity.org/2017/06/draft-afr-statement-devos-decision-to-delay-borrower-defense-is-a-slap-in-the-face-to-students/

We need to find a way to end the student loan debt crisis. There are so many out there making less than 150k and trying to make ends meet with families. These high student loan debts are making it hard for so many and trying to juggle between paying rent, everyday bills and feeding a household is a huge crisis for many families. The interest alone is hurting everyone. It is time to make a change and end the student loan debt crisis.

On Thursday, June 22nd the New Jersey state Assembly passed a bill that would require schools to teach children from K-12 how to interact with police. Assembly Bill A1114 passed in the Assembly 76-0 and was sent to the State Senate Education Committee. The primary sponsors of the bill were Sheila Oliver, Mila Jasey, and Cleopatra Tucker, who represent the Assembly. This bill shifts the burden of a police encounter from the law enforcement professional to the child. The bill requires children to be taught "mutual cooperation;" however, nowhere in the bill does it require law enforcement professionals to be properly trained in respecting the rights guaranteed to every child under the Constitution. The initial version of the bill required schools to teach students how to comply with law enforcement officials but ignored teaching students about their constitutionally protected rights. Out of the nine organizations on the advisory committee, six will represent the law enforcement and public education institutions. Assembly Bill A1114 will strip power from the parent and instead entrust the public education and law enforcement stakeholders to craft a curriculum for your child. Do not let the state indoctrinate your child with a curriculum that shifts the burden on them. The National Independent Black Parent Association is calling on all parents to sign the petition and call NJ Senators to tell them you do not support Bill A1114. Also contact State Senators Teresa Ruiz, Shirley Turner, Diane Allen, James Beach, and Michael Doherty, who are members of the state Senate Education Committee.