With the so called congress cutting education funds, we must be heard. Teachers jobs are being cut, music and art programs are deteriorating. Education is top priority for our kids as well as ourselves and now is the time to be heard.

NC licensed dietitians/nutritionists need your support! Two bills, S10 and H676, were filed in the NC general assembly this year that called for eliminating licensure of dietitians/nutritionists in North Carolina. Grassroots efforts by NC licensed dietitians/nutritionists and other members of the NC community were successful in getting this language removed from S10. H676 has not been voted on and the primary sponsors of H676 have communicated that it is their intention to form a study committee to review licensure. NC legislators need to hear that you value the services licensed dietitians/nutritionists provide the patients you treat and that without licensure it would be difficult to determine who is qualified to provide these services. (Please include your credentials with your signature). Thank you!

At Albany State University, a Historically Black University in Albany, Georgia there has been a division between leadership and the student body. Recently, the president of the institution, Dr.Everett Freeman has decided to go against the wants and needs of the student body. As a result, Dr. Edgar L. Berry, the Vice President of Student Affairs resigned. The Student population at Albany State University would like to bring Dr. Berry back to the university for the sake of our institution's success and continuous growth.

"...Senator Elizabeth Warren's Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act, would give students the same rate on their loans as big banks get" (Anna Galland, MoveOn.org).

My son Warren, now 22, was born with multiple language and learning disorders. After an hard-won, two-year eligibility battle with the Social Security Administration, they now want to take back the money they paid him. He was 11 cents over one month and 14 cents over another month, yet they want the entire monthly stipend back. Disabled people are only allowed to have $2,000 in assets to qualify for Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI). This number was established back in 1989. The National Council on Disability has urged President Obama to raise the limit to $10,000 and create ways to help support work and independence. This petition asks President Obama to issue a directive that follows the recommendations of NCD Chairman Jeff Rosen.

the inefficiency of our government has gone on for too long; by dividing the FDA into two agencies efficiency can be fostered.

The big banks get cheaper interest rates than students do on applying for student loans. The only way for this to make sense is if we care about banks more than we care about students. And if that's the America we live in, then I don't want to be here.

I am signing this petition requesting that students be given the same rate on their loans as the big banks get.

The California State Senate has passed the DISCLOSE Act. Now it is time for the State Assembly to act. The Assembly Elections Committee will take this up as early as June 18. DISCLOSE stands for "Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections". The California DISCLOSE Act would bring transparency to California elections by requiring clear identification of the top three funders of tv, radio, print and online political ads, as well as billboards and websites. Monsanto, DuPont, Dow and other corporations spent $47 million to defeat GMO labeling in California last year. Chevron, Occidental Oil and Aera Energy spent $94 million to defeat a tax to pay for alternative energy under the name of "Californians Against Higher Taxes". Voters need to know who is really behind campaigns ads.

This act would ensure that students get the same favorable interest rates on their loans that banks get from the federal government. As the president of Colorado State University, Tony Frank should support students' financial and educational security. As a student facing a great deal of debt, this issue matters to me.

As a concerned and productive student at LACC, I strongly urge you to endorse Elizabeth Warren's Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act. There is no reason why our tuition shouldn't match that of the banks' interest rate of 0.75%. College is meant to encourage critical thinking collectively. This act is highly critical for accredited aid to continue to educate those in need. Now is the time to unify and act on our vital thoughts!

The Kentucky Board of Education is about to vote on Next Generation Science Standards, an updated and comprehensive set of standards which include the science of climate change. Sadly, climate change deniers – including State Senate Education Chairman Mike Wilson — are already lining up against this new research-based science curriculum (1). Senator Wilson wants to prevent climate science from reaching our classrooms at a time when climate impacts, from heat waves to drought to severe storms, are already harming Kentucky communities. I refuse to stand by while my grandchildren are prevented from receiving the kind of high-quality science education they need to prepare for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Climate change will have a huge impact on our children’s future, and we need to let the Board know that Kentucky parents, grandparents and science supporters want our kids to learn the facts. Action now is critical, because the Board plans to consider adoption of the new science standards-including climate change education-at their meeting in Frankfort next Wednesday, June 5th. Thank you for taking action for our children and grandchildren! Sheila Anderson Mother and Grandmother Frankfort, KY (1) http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130523/OPINION04/305230023/Sen-Mike-Wilson-Science-standards-include-troubling-assumptions?nclick_check=1