Think about the fact that the average employee at the department of education makes 103,000 per year and the average teacher makes 50,000. People keep telling we have a money problem in education. I think we have a priority problem. We are supposed to spend 700 billion annually on education. We can do better. We should demand better. The second part of the choice act, kids with special needs deserve to maximize their individual potential. Everyone in america deserves to understand their own potential. What we say is that if you cannot get in the education your child needs in your zip code, you should make the idea portable just like we have School Choice for honor roll kids, we should allow the same thing for kids with special needs. A great story is a young lady, at the time she was five years old and going to kindergarten and she had down syndrome, rachel lewis. Doing pretty well in mainstream classes. The teachers got uncomfortable with her being with other students and tried to pus
Actions. Will interconnected text providers confer their offerings to noninterconnected providers . Is the cost worth it . Although i disagree with the majority of todays item, i thank the Commission Staff for their efforts in the chairman for the dialogue on this topic. As everybody has talked about, there are almost 2 billion Text Messages sent through carrierbased sms Services Every year and billions more sent through over the top. As we graphically heard from the Simpson Family example texting is now as important a function on a mobile device as talking. And some of those Text Messages are cries for help. And some of those cries for help are from individuals who cannot hear or speak. Yes, call 911 if you can. But if you cant, what are you going to do . I remember hearing i remember a meeting with the young deaf woman who told the the story of her sister having a seizure and she could not call 911. Because she could neither hear nor speak. And she was alone. She forcefully had the p
Unanswered, that undermines this goal. For all these reasons, i respectfully dissent. But i would like to conclude with a point that i hope will unite supporters and opponents of this. Its a message i personally have heard from Public Safety officials all across this country. Fairfax county, virginia, to sioux falls, south dakota to anchorage, alaska, and its one the American People need to hear. If you need to reach emergency personnel, call 911 if you can. Calling 911 is the most reliable means to reach someone who can help. Calling 911 is the best way to supply First Responders with Accurate Information about your location. And calling 911 is the method most likely to give First Responders the Situational Awareness that can help to save your life. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Commissioner riley. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I have a ill be brief as best i can. Last week i visited new york citys answering point that sevens a population of 8 to 11 million, and handles over 8 million calls a y