By 1900 educators argued that the post-literacy schooling of the masses at the secondary and higher levels, would improve citizenship, develop higher-order traits, and produce the managerial and professional leadership needed for rapid economic modernization. The commitment to expanded education set the U.S. apart from Europe for much of the 20th century. This phenomenon was uniquely American; no other nation attempted such widespread coverage. We are now in the new millennium and it is again time to advance education of the masses to higher levels. Americans need to be competitive in the global market place. High school students need an incentive to graduate. Immigrants need a reward for their sworn citizenship. The United States needs every resource developed to its fullest potential. We, as Americans, face a wide and varied set of problems in this day and age. We have proven in the past that we can do anything and we can fix anything. We can do this together. We have the knowledge and the tools to solve our current problems. This monetary investment, for a better tomorrow, will yield greater results than any wall street bailout, peace enforcement, or extended war. We need more citizens working on these national and global issues. It is time to hand out the essential tools needed for building a competitive nation. It is time to pass down the knowledge and sound inventiveness to the next generation. To ensure we are successful as a nation we need to do things the American way by investing in our children, our citizens, and our future. We need to Advance to K - Associates Degree . We need to demand it of our government.

I want your help in building housing for the new society of 76,000,000 downsizing baby boomers out of 100% American grown trees, 100% American Mined ore, with hardware, doors, windows, and everything else made by our forefathers, salvaged from our treasure troves of natural resources, with the human energy of people doing the work who all happen to live in America. Let us abandon subsidizing the global corporations and foreign countries and let people build Tiny Houses from Salvage materials that should never be taxed for the rest of the time they are in service as a home rather than being in the landfill. Change the zoning laws to accomodate downsizing and sharing our ground with others who want to downsize instead of restricting land use through zoning that prohibits the movement toward saving our country and planet by reducing our carbon footprint, our taking from the planet.

The privatization of prisons creates strong incentives to shape the justice system in ways that increase arrests, convictions, and sentences. We have seen ALEC engage in this type of activity and a judge in Arizona was convicted of taking bribes to alter the sentences he gave. Prisons should not be privatized.

Requiring a super-majority even to bring a bill to the floor of the Senate for a vote is obstuction raised to the level of an art form. Bring back the Constitutional principle of majorities ruling.

We must act now to tell New York that we will not stand by as insurance companies bankrupt consumers from oftentimes vital and life-saving out-of-network healthcare coverage.

We have a right to breathe clean air and we deserve to be told the truth. Sign this petition to make our Congress aware that WE fully acknowledge the aerosol/geo-engineering operations that are currently taking place over our heads on a daily basis. We have tested our rain, we have tested our air, and we are not happy with the levels of toxins being found.

It seems clear that Fox News does not subscribe to TRUTH and INTEGRITY in reporting news. One University study says that watching no news is better than watching Fox News' "truth." I contend that Fox News is BAD for America and America's Future.

The Banking Industry meltdown and the international recession resulted from their fraudulent practices and the failure of government oversight. Those fraudulent practices have been well investigated and documented. Former high-ranking officials from every sector of the banking industry and the SEC and FTC have testified to or documented what happened and who is culpable. Still, little reform has been made in the banking industry to protect us from another financial catastrophe. And the perpetrators remain at large, spending our money while we lose our homes and our life savings. Congress did little but a slap on the hand to the banking giants for their crimes. Nor have SEC and FTC officials been held accountable for looking the other way as our investments were embezzled. We cannot let Congress ignore this huge elephant in the room. Our economy cannot remain in the hands of criminals. Let the White House and Congress know by May 1st that this injustice must be vindicated.

Let's make healthcare in America a right of citizenship and not just for the privileged who can afford it.

The Albuquerque Coalition Against Police Brutality is concerned with the patterns and practices of abuse, excessive force, unjust killings and overall civil rights violations by the Albuquerque Police Department.

Iowa DMV since Iowa law changed in 2007 has refused to update its licencing of Driver lic. In Iowa. On present license it states the word SEX. Iowa law contains no words in such manner which can be more diversified. Gender is the new proper title and in such Discriminates against all Crossdressers and Transgenders and Transsexuals. I have suggested that Sex be deleted and Gender be accepted. Under Gender on license is M. for male or F. for Female and T for Transgender and if proof enough C for crossdresser of which there will be very few. Transgenders are public persons. All ready Law suit in Delaware County of Sheriff who didnt know Iowa law.

The Single Parenting Leave Act (SPLA) is an act that I would like to be approved to protect single parents in the United States of America from being subject to discipline with their employers for attendance issues caused by or derived from fulfilling their parental responsibilities. Ex: Single Parent A is at work and receives a telephone call that his daughter is sick and needs to be picked up from school immediately. It is against this employer's policy for it's employees to have unscheduled absences without a supervisor's approval. However, Single Parent A notifies his employer of the situation and states he needs to use his employer approved Single Parenting Leave Act benefit to cover his unscheduled departure from work. The supervisor checks to see how many hours of this benefit is available for this employee, verifies there is an emergency situation taking place, and acknowledges that Single Parent A is a single parent with sole parental responsibilities, therefore approves for the Single Parenting Leave Act benefit to cover the amount of time and unscheduled departure that Single Parent A has requested. Single Parent A is immediately protected from discipline for attendance and all requests for discipline for attendance.