Schools that do not have a strong communication link with parents will not survive. We cannot survive in the next century if parents and the community do not understand what is really happening in our schools today. If public education is to survive into the next century, we need to rebuild general public support. We must not let vouchers and other schemes take away the resources we need to help our public schools thrive. There are problems, of course, in our public school system.
Society needs to understand that our children are our future.
If we continue diluting public education, we will no longer have a viable method to educate all children. And without a focus on all children, public education will cease to exist. Votes have been collected for printing in the February '00 issue. Our interactive Forum is now closed for this topic. Please do not post responses to messages below.