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The common core is the single greatest thing to happen to Public Education since brown boat versus board of education. And what happens, could conceivably be achieved. The way we advocate, the concern we have to others, we all have our own style. We shouldnt underemphasize the fact the we are asking more of kids all over the country. Giving new assessments, secretary duncan has done a good job, and his push to look at standards and assessments, those were all locates pushes. Getting to the point...

Yes. Six ayes. Superintendent, you wanted to say a few words . I have, thank you, president norton, i just want to congratulate the commissioners and i want to congratulate the Community Members and i want to congratulate our staff, general council, and don davis, and our chief officer, david golden and as a son of a journey man sheet metal worker i think that the words that have been spoken this evening echo so true that a living wage is not aprivilege, a living wage is a right and what a joy i...

Its high mountainous region. And were wondering what are they going to do . Were talking to local government and because of the politics theres a huge disconnect. The central government, the governor, works for the turkish government, obviously its a turk. The local municipality is elected, hes kurdish. You think we got issues. Im sorry, this is not republican and democrat politics, this is we dont like you, were going to put you in jail. By the way, they did that a few months ago. They rounded ...

Where we live, some of the upc, what we were supposed to do if after september 6th, when the wait pool ends, what are our options . We were told that we can put my son in private school. My son, i dont, my son, my wife, and myself do not think this is right. So i am here on behalf of my son who is a little nervous and he wanted to come to speak, but he was nervous, we wanted me to ask the superintendent and the board of education to do something about this situation that my son and 500 students ...

Relevant received and now, i am going back more locally to the local boards, and where i live and trying to garner up the reputation of young adult and save lives in the future. What i am asking for is i am going around to the different boards of education in the local area to see if we can add this as a resource to parents in the future, and because right now, there is and it is kind of going on around the country, and people are passing laws, most recently as a couple of months ago, a young ma...

That my son and 500 students are in. That is equal to an entire school. I cannot believe that San Francisco unified two want over 500 students to leave the district. Economically it does not make sense and it does not make sense, i understand. For the district and proclaims to be dynamic and ininclusive to have this happening. We are asking, please, do something about this situation, my son has already missed 7 days of school and 500 students have missed it and he has missed trying out for the B...

He was nervous, we wanted me to ask the superintendent and the board of education to do something about this situation that my son and 500 students are in. That is equal to an entire school. I cannot believe that San Francisco unified two want over 500 students to leave the district. Economically it does not make sense and it does not make sense, i understand. For the district and proclaims to be dynamic and ininclusive to have this happening. We are asking, please, do something about this situa...

Listening to the membership of the teachers and what keeps them there and the longer they say why would they not stay and those are the main and i think that they are hearing it on a constantly daily basis. And so any way, those are the concerns that i have about this, but thank you for the explanation. Yes, thank you. I just want to remind the commissioners that we appreciate the feedback, this is part of a grant. That is being externally funded. And we currently invest lots of money in many di...

That my son and 500 students are in. That is equal to an entire school. I cannot believe that San Francisco unified two want over 500 students to leave the district. Economically it does not make sense and it does not make sense, i understand. For the district and proclaims to be dynamic and ininclusive to have this happening. We are asking, please, do something about this situation, my son has already missed 7 days of school and 500 students have missed it and he has missed trying out for the B...

To being truent, my son is on a wait list with 500 students waiting for space at one of the middle schools in San Francisco unified and i went today and looked at the list and counted up the number, there are 500. This list has not changed in months. And school has started and the list has still not changed, told me that there has been no movement and never seen this before. My son has been told that if he cannot attend the school, that has space, there is one middle school that has space, then ...