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Published June 1, 2005 A caring community Editor, It has been wonderful to be part of a community that cares deeply about quality education. I spent eight years on our school board. We debated issues but our focus was always on effective ways to provide the best education. There's no debating that Measure A is what's best for our kids' education. We know that the key to educational success is the classroom teacher. Despite enrollment growth and cuts in state funding, our school board has maintained reduced class size so students can get the attention needed. In the last two years, administrators have been reduced by 13 percent. It is no longer possible to keep cuts away from the classroom. The quality of our students' education is at risk. The district will lose $5.5 million when our local parcel tax expires. The state won't fill the gap. Measure A is part of a measured financial plan. Without it's passage the district will spin into financial crisis. I just read the Registrar of Voters "Voter Information Pamphlet." None of the signers of the opposition statement even live in Palo Alto. None have spent top dollar on a Palo Alto home with the expectation they were moving to a community that believes we have a responsibility to invest in our children. Measure A will cost less than $1.35 a day. Please join me in voting "yes" on
Measure A. Together we can take a stand for our kids, for high-quality education
and for the kind of community we believe in.
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