<p>Emaraldkity4 - congratulations on your school's successes. You probably know that in some school districts under 2000 is a dream school population. I heard that Los Angleles hasn't had a new High school built since the 1970's. Some schools are over 3500 students. America needs to re-establish its committment to public education and fund all schools adequately. We shouldn't have to rely on bake sales to get text books into inner city classes. It is not coincidence that California went from the top of the pile to near the bottom after prop 13 kicked in.</p>
<p>Schools are expected to respond to so many social problems- gangs, drugs, disfunctional families; funding for counselors and class size reductions just don't make it. My school is 100% free lunch and we have one counselor for over 700 kids.</p>