African-American students have become a target in our public schools and victims of implemented "zero tolerance" policies. Unnecessary disciplinary actions discourage high academic expectations and destroys confidence in a learning environment. Excessive punishment generally encourages academic failure and dropping out of school, which more than often leads to arrest. Students who drop out of school, are 3.5 times more likely of getting arrested. This system of pushing kids out of school and into the criminal justice system, disproportionately affects minority students and those with learning differences. Let’s find a better solution to making our schools safe and educate children instead of incarcerating them.

I am a contractor with the CDC working right beside FTE's at the CDC in the Federal Government. FTE's were awarded back pay after they returned to work from the government shutdown, while Government Contractors were not paid.

It's a passion that has been divinely inspired. It can benefit the future for all Americans.

It is time to change Florida State Statues and education funding from the Florida Department of Education to allow Florida Virtual School to administrator State tests instead of having to take kids to zone schools. We shouldn't have to even have a zoned school other than the school we are registered in being Florida Virtual School.

Sustainability and energy usage are issues among the most important issues being faced today. It is vital that institutes of higher learning such as the University of Kentucky step up and take leadership regarding these issues. As the University of Kentucky grows and invests in its campus, energy and sustainability must be made a serious priority. Now is the time to start making the crucial transition.

Congress must form and commission a special committee to identify the worst offenders of the manufacturing of products that are currently filling up our landfills and oceans at an unsustainable rate, and pass laws that force these companies to change the way they package their products. Whales are washing up on our beaches with bellies full of plastic trash. The abhorrent conditions in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch threaten the sustainability, health and the future of human life on this planet, but is also a threat to the American Economy and costs millions of dollars to various industries each year by killing fish and destroying equipment. This absolutely cannot go on.

it is the right of others to know if any special accommodations are made in issuing Driver's licence.in my view they tend to be a higher risk for accidents.

I am a government contractor who was furloughed during the government shutdown. I am a recent college graduate that has considerable student loan debt, and lives mostly paycheck to paycheck. I cannot afford to miss a paycheck. I am now forced to choose between paying my rent on time or buying groceries. I know there are a lot of other government contractors and consultants that are in my shoes. It isn't fair that our livelihoods are affected because Congress cannot get their act together! The possibility of another government shutdown in January is looming in the back of our minds. How will we make ends meet if we are furloughed again? We work for the government, so why shouldn't we receive back pay?! This Huffington Post Article offers some more insight into the issue: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/17/government-contractors-shutdown_n_4117963.html

When kids are hungry, they struggle to learn. When kids don’t learn, they struggle in life. Still, 318,099 kids here in Virginia live in households struggling with hunger. With so many families still scrambling to get back on their feet in this tough economy, investing in ending childhood hunger isn’t just a smart investment in our nation’s future. It’s the right thing to do.

Many retailers are making the heartless, greedy and shameful decision to open on Thanksgiving day forcing employees to spend time away from their families. These retailers are eroding American traditions at the expense of the working class. Please sign and share this petition with your friend and family using the following URL: http://goo.gl/eB3f6T

The workers for Super Shuttle Denver have been trying to get a fair and decent contract for 2 years.Please visit and like the face book page for Super Shuttle Drivers https://www.facebook.com/pages/Give-Denver-Supershuttle-Drivers-a-Fair-Deal/659192804115486

I am personally affected by chemtrials. My eyes burn, my skin itches, my sinuses are badly affected, my breathing is strained and I am losing my memory because of these horrid horrid things. My 7year old daughter forgets what she is saying mid sentence when these things are sprayed!!! She is also affected the same way.