By Jose Escarce Santa Monica
I'm writing to express my sincere thanks for your editorial on our community’s support of our schools (May 19). As a School Board member, I constantly dwell on the challenges our district faces and on the students who struggle in our schools; they are what occupy my thoughts during the day and keep me up at night. And rightly so, since my main responsibility is to work with my colleagues to try to make things better.
Thus your editorial was a breath of fresh air, a chance to look at the big picture and remember that, despite our problems, we are indeed very lucky compared to most other districts in California and elsewhere.
Thanks again for writing such a positive and hopeful piece.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 23, 2006. Read the original PDF.