The voters of Arizona have already approved, by initiative, the funding of the Arizona schools by billions of dollars more than the State Government has provided. The Arizona Supreme Court has already found, by a 5-0 ruling, that the State must correct this under-funding. Prop 123 reverses the voter initiative that approved this funding of the schools and sells off 3.5 billions of dollars of State Trust lands. This will permanently cost the schools $100 million in revenue every single year in the future at a time when the State government has hundreds of millions in surpluses that they plan to give away in tax breaks to their wealthy donors.

The Strafford School Board should focus on finding a common ground with our teachers. Once an agreement has been reached, the townspeople will have an opportunity to vote for or against the agreement, but in the interest of continuing to bargain in good faith, the negotiation process should remain confidential.

Governor Bevin just ordered immediate cuts to postsecondary education in Kentucky by 4.5 percent, and he wants to increase the cuts to 9 percent during the next budget. Budget negotiations between the Kentucky House and Senate have broken down over the issue of funding universities and state pension programs. Bevin's cuts would come at the expense of students. Let's tell the Governor and General Assembly that we can't afford to sell out Kentucky's future!

The community wants to open a charter school in Huntington Beach.

WE HAVE 14 DAYS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, because, over the next 14 days, Mayor Bill de Blasio will be considering important reforms to school discipline and policies and policing practices in NYC Public Schools. The stories are incredible: * A Queens first grader with learning disabilities was handcuffed by police and suspended from school when he became upset while painting an Easter egg in class. *Alexa Gonzalez, a 12-year-old Queens girl, was suspended from school and hauled off in handcuffs for doodling her name on her desk in erasable marker. The facts are outrageous: *Black students are 4 times more likely to be suspended than their white peers. Black girls are 10 times more likely than white girls to receive discipline referrals. These racial disparities are a result of systemic implicit and explicit biases in policies and practices. * Students with disabilities are four times more likely to be suspended than students without disabilities. Black students with disabilities represent more than 50 percent of suspended students with disabilities. Black students also served longer suspensions on average and were more likely to be suspended for subjective misconduct like insubordination. New York City schools imposed nearly 70,000 suspensions in the 2011-2012 school year and a task force examined disciplinary practices in the New York City’s 1.1 million-student system during the 2011-2012 school year. It found that “the overwhelming majority of school-related suspensions, summonses and arrests are for minor misbehavior, behavior that occurs on a daily basis in most schools.” This excessive use of suspension for minor offenses pushes students out of school and directly on the path towards prison. Urge the Mayor to adopt changes that will dismantle the school to prison pipeline now!

Play is a vital part of learning and childhood, but time to play is declining in Kindergarten and elementary classrooms. For example, today's Kindergarten classrooms have fewer sand tables, dramatic play areas, and art supplies than in 1998. More time is spent with worksheets. To support and encourage teachers to include and allow play, we should mandate a minimum amount of play time and playful materials be included in the classroom.

My two sons attend Willard Schools and since the adoption of the Mastery Connect report cards, we have had extreme difficulty discerning if our kids are doing well or if they are failing. The report card and the subsequent clarifications offer us no understanding of what has been presented, what the class average is, or what level of success is possible. Our attempts to discuss this with the Assistant Superintendent did not resolve the problem. Through many conversations with fellow parents I have realized I am not alone and hope the School Board will listen to the voices of many concerned and frustrated parents in the great Willard R-2 School District. All of our experiences with teachers and administrators within our district remain extremely positive.

In English We, Russian -speaking residents of Hallandale Beach, would like the city to consider building an A-rated, academically intense, K-12 Russian-immersion school. Such a school will allow our Russian speaking children to stay connected to their roots, and help native English speakers learn about Russian culture, thereby promote collaboration and enforce unity within our diverse community. Over the past 5 years the Russian community of Hallandale Beach has tripled its size. Each year there are more young families moving into the neighborhood. Hallandale Beach offers affordable housing, excellent infrastructure, beautiful new parks, beaches, and much more. Hallandale Beach is known to Russian-speaking communities around the world as not only the vacation-destination but also as a potential relocation destination. However, there is a great need for an A-rated school. There are only 3 A-rated Broward public/charter K-8 schools in proximity of Hallandale Beach: Beachside Montessori Village, HAAS, and Ben Gamla. Each of those schools have large waitlists and are very hard to get into. There are no A-rated High schools in the vicinity. Families with older children entering middle school and with the prospect of high school in the future three years, choose to move to better school districts such as Aventura, Boca Raton, Weston, or Davie. If such a school existed in Hallandale Beach, it would encourage many hard working families that want the best for their kids to stay in Hallandale Beach and encourage other families to move to Hallandale Beach. In Russian Мы, русско-говорящие жители Халландейл Бич, очень заинтересованы в открытии академически сильной школы с русским уклоном. Школа такого типа позволит нашим русско-говорящим детям не забывать их корни, а также, у англо-говорящих детей появится возможность познакомиться и изучить русскую культуру, что укрепит дружеские отношения в нашей разноязычной общине. За последние пять лет, русско-говорящие население в Халландейл Бич удвоилось, а может быть и утроилось. Каждый год все больше и больше молодых семей переезжает в наш район. Халландейл Бич имеет дома и квартиры за приемлемые цены, отличную инфраструктуру, великолепные новые парки, пляжи, и многое другое. Халландейл Бич известен русско-говорящему населению мира, не только как место для отпусков, но также как реальный вариант переселения в данный район. Тем не менее, в Халландей Бич есть огромная необходимость в открытии сильной школы, которая сможет получить высший бал 'А'. В Броварде существуют только три школы, от детского сада до 8 класса, с высшим белом 'А', которые находятся недалеко от города Халландейл Бич: Beachside Montessori Village, HAAS, и Ben Gamla. В эти школы нашим детям трудно попасть из-за длинной очереди ожидания. Семьям, у которых дети должны перейти из начальной школы в среднюю, а затем и в старшие классы, приходится переезжать в такие районы, как Авентура, Бока Раtон, Вестон или Дейви, поскольку в тех районах есть отличные школы. Конечно, существуют и частные школы, но большинство семей не имеют финансовой возможности дать детям частное обучение.

I support a proposal for the Snoqualmie Valley School District to adopt an Informed Self-Select Math Policy, so families determine their child's 6th - 12th grade Math Pathway. Students must have passed their prior Math SBA test to be eligible. Please consider signing this petition if you want a voice in your child's choice.

Students are being forced to take tests that don't accurately represent their abilities, and they aren't able to show their abilities in real life situations. I have been made and am being made to take these tests that don't show how capable I am to learn and apply my abilities to real life situations.

As a former Special Education teacher, I believe the children of Flint,Michigan are going to need specially trained teachers to educate them. I am not sure if teaching colleges and universities are prepared. Now is the time to prepare those schools to train teachers. Those teachers need to be in the pipeline now.

Unfortunately, the Council Board has denied Social Pioneering Monthly from being chartered for Spring 2016 semester because of lack of "membership.” For those who don’t know, Social Pioneering Monthly is a monthly printed zine that is completely composed of student creative and original submissions regarding the relevant social problems of today. There is total freedom of expression and speech and opens up dialogue amongst the students. Its mission is to empower the students and spread awareness about social issues in order to encourage positive social change. We have been chartered for almost two years and have received a lot of positive feedback. Along with several other consequences, the biggest problem is not being able to receive any funding from the school to print the issues. Membership is a vague concept, but with 212 people who signed up for email notifications, 339 Facebook group members, and 121 total submissions in the 10 issues, "lack of membership" does not seem like a fair reason to deny the club's access to funding. The fundamental requirement to be a member of Social Pioneering Monthly is only to agree and support the mission of this club. By signing, you are saving Social Pioneering Monthly, and by doing so you are saving opportunities for people to promote positive social change.