In Temecula, we are growing by leaps and bounds and we will sorely need to build new schools, but don't have the money to do it. We also need to make sure we have good, well-qualified teachers in the classroom. While some argue that teachers are overpaid because they get summers off, no one thinks about all the extra, nonpaid time spent on grading and preparations. Couple that with a lack of support by some parents, forcing many faculty members to be a social worker, health worker and teacher at the same time, and many good teachers simply will leave the profession. Most important are parents and students.
Students have to take some initiative and understand how important education is.
Some students simply don't. We must make students see that life will be far more rewarding with a good education, and much of that role goes to parents. That will be what really drives test scores up. However, parents are the key to a good educational system. Parents are expected to make sure their child does the homework and make sure it's done right.