Fully fund NCLB so every child's needs can truly be met (meaning beyond the political rhetoric.)  The "lottery" system for choosing SF schools to attend is ruining integration.  I work at a school where 2 Caucasian children wait for a school bus to take them to a school outside their neighborhood, yet they do not attend their neighborhood school whose main demographic is Latino and some African-American, many of whom are from rough neighborhoods.  And many of the parents who send their children to our school, do so to be away from what they deem "unsafe" schools in Bayview.  I Read This Posty »

Get rid of the lottery.  It creates many more problems than it solves, and doesn't solve the main problem it's supposed to.  Getting your child into a public school has become a nightmarish process.  People end up having to drive their kids to school, even if they live within walking distance to some schools, because their kids don't go to the nearby-schools.  Many people end up sending their kids to private schools (even if they can't really afford it) who would have gone to public schools because they feel the school they get into isn't good enough or close enough.  Read This Posty »