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To: Neocon who wrote (51327)	6/2/1999 4:42:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 67261

Neocon, I don't care how they fix the schools but I want them to fix them. If you say money isn't the answer fine, if you can come up with a better solution. Right off the topof my head I would say class sizes need to be cut in thirds (yes THIRDS - 12 students per class) and teachers salaries need to be doubled. Next the buildings need a total overhaul - total, and all textbooks need replacing. To me it seems like that costs money. Otoh I am not opposed to vouchers if we serve ALL students (including troubled kids from undersirable areas). That means vouchers must pay completely for an academic year, otherwise it is discriminatory towards those that can't afford it. SO, the proposals we have had out here ($700. per student) won't cut it. $2000. per student perhaps. And then, there needs to be some sort of deal for the troubled kids as I say... make the private schools accept some certain % or I don't know. I am not willing to leave the poor kids in public schools that have textbooks from the 50s. So overall I don't see how anything can be accomplished in schools without money. BTW California has the lowest educational funding $$ per student while at the same time being the most expensive in which a school can operate so I see the worst here. Some public schools are ok, for example Michael Dell sends his kids to public school.