Mashpee finally makes progress in addressing decades-old issues and concerns. Are we Mashpee residents going to allow our schools to return to a lackluster state of underachievement, mediocrity and dysfunction?

Our Constitution demands that Stephen F. Austin, with all colleges nation wide, respect and give way to a student's right of choice, and that that choice not be made under duress and intimidation masked through "policy" If your RIGHT to a choice has been denied, and your money taken by a college you're attending, or have attended, or maybe you know someone who has been violated by a mandatory meal plan policy, or you simply know this is not right, then join me in petitioning our officials: local, state, federal, and even the President, to protect american college students from these bullies and restore the college student's constitutional right to freedom of CHOICE!!! I am a Mother... of a student attending Stephen F. Austin University (Texas) who is being forced to pay for a meal plan she does not want or need. The policy is that every student who resides on campus is obligated to purchase a $1,478.00 meal plan (per semester). That's about $3,000 a year. Most college students will have acquired about $20,000 of debt in just their first year alone! So, why are they forced to shell out $3,000 a year for something that they neither want or need? At the end of the day, anyway you slice it, it is the responsibility of the student and not the university to repay the debt. RIGHT??? So how is the mandatory meal plan a benefit to the educational goal of the student? The universities cannot define that personally for the student. They can only define how it will benefit the university, and they are doing that by fattening their wallets! Not even elementary, middle, or high school students, are forced to participate in a "mandatory" lunch plan; and they are minors! If children have the right to eat in the cafeteria, bring their lunch, or go to lunch with mom or dad, should not college students, who are legally adults, be given and entrusted with the right to choose where they eat and how they pay for it? What the universities are doing, and indeed have been given the right to do, is not only "UNJUST" but cruel, unusual, ridiculous,and "LEGAL THEFT"... When is an american citizen not given the right /freedom to choose how their money is spent?? Mandatory meal plans threaten and insult not only the very reason why our soldiers honorably fight and give their lives, but clearly belittle the intelligence of the student, by quietly telling them "You are not capable handling the responsibility of choosing what you eat." Our constitution demands that mandatory meal plans be "ABOLISHED" from all universities, and demand that they give respect and choice back to the students--the very reason they even have jobs. I am asking, that you fight with me to eliminate mandatory meal plans not only from Stephen F. Austin University ( Texas), but Colleges everywhere in America. IT IS MY MONEY!!!! - Mae Blondell

There is compelling evidence, backed by the Centers for Disease Control and American Academy of Pediatrics, that our teens are showing increasing issues in health, mental health, academic performance, car accidents and brushes with the law related to sleep deprivation as a result of early school start times. There is also a clear correlation between moving school start times to at least an hour later (from 7:30am to 8:30 or even 9:30am) and noted improvements for our kids in all areas. Providing a schedule that promotes health and success for our children needs to be our top priority, and moving the school start time to at least an hour later can help make this happen for our kids.

For too long, Detroit students and educators have been learning and teaching in deplorable conditions. From serious health and safety hazards such as mold, asbestos and mice infestations, to classrooms with no heat, these unacceptable conditions have been ignored. The floor of the gym at one school has buckled from water damage and is covered in black mold. In at least one school, classrooms even have bullet holes in the walls. Teachers and support staff are expected to teach in overcrowded classrooms without textbooks or support. Students with health issues are suffering due to the lack of school nurses. Educators in Detroit’s public schools come to school every day despite these disgusting conditions and do the best we can to give our students a great education. Enough is enough. Students, parents, educators and the Detroit community are demanding real answers from Gov. Rick Snyder and Emergency Manager Darnell Earley. It’s time to fully fund Detroit’s public schools. Our students deserve nothing less.

There is proven scientific evidence that starting middle and high school before the sun rises is out of sync with the biological clocks of young people (people ages 12-25, which includes young teachers). Many school districts in central Ohio have made the adjustment to school start times for the health and safety of their students, but Hilliard City Schools has not. It is time for that to change.

Such proposals and the anti-refugee sentiment that has accompanied them are morally reprehensible and go against who we are as a nation. They go against the core values of our nation and they are bad for American business. It is critical that Senators hear from their constituents NOW. Sign the petition and call them today at 1-866-940-2439

Providing the people in the State of Utah a lottery, in which a percentage of the lottery helps fund education and the highways within the State of Utah.

Drivers should be able to use the toll booths to pay for driving on the Mass Pike as opposed to using EZ Pass.

Right to work states have higher workplace injuries, fatalities, lower wages and annual incomes, less funding spent on public school education, and typically RTW states people are less likely to be able to afford health insurance. Right to work is wrong for Kentucky in every way.

From MoveOn.org to the Nation magazine, progressives have clearly chosen Bernie Sanders as their candidate. It's time for Elizabeth Warren to be true to her own politics and make clear she endorses Bernie Sanders.

We, the homeowners and members of the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association, do not agree with the organization San Lorenzo Village Homes Association's revision to the fence policy that was mailed out to us in the December 2015 Village Briefs. We do not want this revision to pass. This is a waste of everyone's time and money.

My name is Petula Higgins and I am a grandparent of two children who attend I CAN SCHOOLS. I have worked in homecare my whole life, and the reason I do that is because I can help to take care of people who cannot care for themselves. Teachers are apart of our families and help children grow each year. My hope is that I CAN teachers and staff can gain a collective voice to advocate for the best interest of our children. Teachers and Staff at I CAN SCHOOLS are forming their teachers union to: reduce turnover, strengthen the voice of educators, and create a partnership between families, administration, and teachers. In 2014, I CAN fired seven teachers who had spoken up to advocate for more resources for our students and for a voice in curriculum. Eventually, the NLRB found merit in 17 charges against I CAN for the wrongful terminations, surveillance and intimidation. In 2016, I CAN is again under federal investigation for trying to silence teachers who want to advocate for students without fear of being fired for speaking up. Teachers are joining together with I CAN parents, faith leaders and community organizations in calling on I CAN SCHOOLS stop the intimidation and listen to the needs of the Cleveland community. We demand that I CAN SCHOOLS cease their illegal intimidation and interference of their teachers and staff and remain neutral with respect to their teachers' right to form a union.