Imagine Greater Tucson 2010-11 Phase I Community Conversation and Survey Statements Related to Quality education and high performing schools in the region

1	(Better) Education Schools
2	100% literacy through 100% participation
3	12th in county ranked on per capita spending
4	4 years without on-time payments from the state so the schools have to borrow money
5	47% of our state legislators have less than a college degree
6	48% of Tucson's Hispanic students do not graduate from high school. There can be no economic development with uneducated and/or untrained workers.
7	A better educated community is better off economically and less dependent on government.
8	A better educated population has a better standard of living that is more inclusive.
9	A city that reflectsdiverse cultural and eductional choices offers a smorgasbord of learning, enlightenment, and enjoyment. A city with nearby open spaces and hiking trails offers and connection with the natural world that revitalizes our spirits and keeps the city crush in perspective.
10	A community cannot thrive with low literacy and education levels. To maintain high levels of employment, tax revenues and to decrease crime and poverty.
11	A good education is key to getting a good job which impacts the life style and opportunities that you can provide for your family.
12	A good education system is important to companies relocating employees
13	A good education, free speech, freedom of thought with healthy, emotions-aren't-facts, mutually respectful discussion are the foundations of a strong democracy. There has lately been an erosion of this by people promoting fear and greed by whatever means to compel others to follow their emotion- and control-based agenda.
14	A lifelong learner, such as myself, enjoys learning AND having an impact on others.
15	A literate community is a vibrant, fun, and economically viable place. Unfortunately the reverse is also true.
16	A literate population leads to better jobs, better education, improved economy, reduced crime rate...a stronger community!
17	A new Census Bureau report ranks Arizona 49th in spending on education. Tucson needs to do a much better job on improving the educational levels of our children and insisting on getting a better and greater return on our educational investment.
18	A strong support for education
19	A town must be able to educate its masses in order to sustain and develop a competing level of growth and keep its workforce; and this town has this draw.
20	A vibrant downtown; arts, culture, Trader Joe's, better schools
21	A well educated population makes for a more livable city. Smaller districts in metro area seem to be doing better at delivery of K-12 education. As a parent I never felt like I was part of a community of education with TUSD; just either beating my head against a wall, or gaming the system.
22	AZ - 2nd lowest education level in country
23	AZ does not place a high priority on education ... our funding per pupil is horribly low.
24	AZ does poorly in rankings of its educational system. Having a competent population, no matter what the economic level is key to a sustainable future
25	AZ state education issues
26	Academic Integration
27	Academics, and Home teams.
28	Access to education
29	Access to information to make informed decisions
30	Accountability of teacher, parent, child - underperforming kids
31	Active community contributes to quality of schools
32	Administrators need to be fined, we are last in most areas in the whole country. Our leadership sucks
33	Adult educational opportunities
34	Adult literacy is a bigger and more overarching problem than we realize. It affects employment, self-esteem and the way people are able to vote and participate in their community. How we deal with this will affect the quality of our future.
35	Adult/vocational education
36	Advanced education and recreation for kids
37	Advanced math, science, middle and high school
38	Affects quality of life, crime, property values, indirectly affects schools too
39	Affordable Adult Education Opportunities
40	Again with the tax dollars. Funds are being used for programs that do not benefit the greater good. Overdone althletics and spanish programs do not teach the larger population how to read and survive in the world.
41	All education opportunities
42	All issues cycle back to education
43	All of us thrive if the city grows. Property values go up, so do job opportunities. There is also better competition among schools.
44	All public schools are poorly funded, and as an employer I can tell you first-hand we are graduating a generation of idiots who are ill-prepared for the 21st century.
45	All schools need to better support our children who need them to educate better and better and more support
46	All the learning opportunities, such as GVR classes, OLLI and lectures
47	All the new programs we receive in different schools, would be nice if all schools were focussed on the same thing. All schools got the same training etc. It can be frustrating for staff and parents to buy into.
48	All three of these issues (education, public safety, and infrastructure) bring obvious thoughts about what makes a community a desirable place to live, work, and recreate. We need to maintain what we have and grow new opportunities. No one will want to stay or come here if the quality of life is poor. We need a clean safe and healthy community
49	Allows growth (arts and education)
50	Alternative and charter schools aren't helping students - they just put them in front of a computer until the work is done. That's not teaching.
51	Although individual schools are working hard, there needs to be a more equitable way to provide excellent education for all of arizona's children if we are to continue to thrive as a state
52	Although literacy falls under 'education,' a concerted effort to increase all kinds of literacy is an active way to address the need for increased agency amongst our residents. A community that embraces literacy attracts and retains 'the right crowd,' which ultimately creates a stronger infrastructure and more robust economy.
53	Although my children are grown so I don't have to worry about the quality they are getting, the education in Arizona, and therefore Tucson, is embarrassing. To be ranked 49 out of 50 states is appalling. Education, of course, is critical to individuals, to local industry, and to the city's (and state's) future.
54	Although there is a great amount of Tucsonans that value education, most don't get involved and foster the changes necessary. Throwing money at a problem rarely solves anything. Changing the way teachers are valued and treated along with administration restructuring are needed.
55	An area is defined by the school district and its achievements.
56	An ignorant public is a dangerous public.
57	An on-going learning adventure
58	Another deterrent for companies and people - our poor schools! I want to believe in public education and moved in order for my child to attend one of the excelling elementary schools - not impressed! She's now at a charter school and while Basis is a high achievement, very structured school it has it's priorities straight and isn't bogged down in more bureaucracy. I've considered running for the TUSD school board because I'm so frustrated with its mismanagement, but I realize I would just be in the middle of the politics and bureaucracy issues that would make me crazy!
59	Another great leisure activity and educational opportunity for all. Again, regardless of SES. In my opinion, these three operations place Tucson in the top echelon of any place to live.
60	Any attempt to bring in progressive businesses and industry will fail without a strong public education component. Tucson has to fight locally and in Phoenix to improve this aspect of our community life.
61	Anything that increases choice is better for the system
62	Appreciation for the role of education in the city's future
63	Area education � over all area
64	Arizona definitely struggles with being the bottom of the nation in education, but Tucson has pockets of brilliance in its education system and many, many people who believe in education and speak out for it. We need more, though! We still have to fight for every little bit.
65	Arizona doesn't value education and it's a problem here in Tucson. The fabric of our economic life is being unraveled.
66	Arizona has one of the worst education ratings in the country and there is no priority given to education funding...This is a MUST if we want to see a brighter future, and it is embarrassing that it has reached such a dismal state.
67	Arizona is 49 out of 50 in education funding
68	Arizona is ranked worst in the US
69	Art, culture and education
70	Arts and music � lack of funding limits them � need well-rounded education
71	As a citizen who likes to grow continually and to participate in a positive manner in my environment, I enjoy community events that draw various ethnic & cultural groups together to share our uniqueness & our common commitment to our community.
72	As a former elementary school teacher in Illinois, I am shocked to see what a short school day, as well as school year, is required in Tucson. The youth I encounter seem to be woefully underserved by the educational as well as social systems in town. Sports isn't everything!
73	As a former public school teacher, I feel that the schools in this area are not funded adequately to keep pace with making sure the children are prepared for the future.
74	As a native Tucsonan I was able to continue my education and become the first Ph.D. in my family.
75	As a teacher I value education greatly. The huge system of charter, parochial, and private schools are pulling good kids from the public system. If public schools are going to work, the govt. must stop enticing people to leave them.
76	As always
77	As an educator, it is extremely important to know that both my needs in the classroom and the student needs are a priority in Tucson.
78	As someone who wants to be a teacher, it pains me to see the shape that schools in Tucson are in. Funding must be improved for education
79	As the largest school district, it makes the most impact and it is FAILING to educate the largest population in Tucson
80	Assign volunteer librarians to public schools
81	Attract businesses
82	Availability of advanced education, research and medical facilites
83	Awareness and education will create an even better community
84	Az's education change should start here!
85	BASIS school is high quality due to local leadership
86	BUSINESS AND EDUCATORS
87	Be mentors to others
88	Be positive with others
89	Because I have two children at school
90	Because I want to get a good job
91	Because I want to get really good grades
92	Because every child should finish high school; point blank period. No child should be able to drop out at the age of 16 years. The city won't be good if our children have no education
93	Because here you have the power of information for homework, your job, etc
94	Because in our country the kids didnt use to go to school just sitting
95	Because it helps us better develop as parents, friends, and as a family
96	Because it is very good
97	Because it is where I spend most of my day
98	Because my daughters learn more here
99	Because some are close to where I live and are nice
100	Because the professors are really good at the school I attend
101	Because there are a lot of young students and unattached older people, the community still feels like families are an afterthought. The education system, children's care both physical and mental have major deficiencies.
102	Because they are our future leaders of Tucson
103	Because we have learned how to move forward and work
104	Been burgarized 4 times. Burglars are the unemployed, the addicts and lack skills so they prey on the rest of us. If we had jobs, education and more to offer, these marginal persons may choose an alternate way to survive.
105	Being at the bottom for healthcare and education is embarrassing
106	Being the centerpiece, the UofA helps create stability in the community by providing 'Jobs & Learning Opportunities' for many.
107	Best continued education opportunity for our people whether they complete high school or not.
108	Best financial investment
109	Best public education in the Country
110	Better Education (valuing education)
111	Better civil/civic engagement
112	Better community opinion by improving our schools.
113	Better coordination between schools and parks � partnerships
114	Better education (schools)
115	Better education K-12
116	Better education TUSD
117	Better education and after school programs
118	Better education for K-12
119	Better education for all our citizens
120	Better education for all.
121	Better education for our kids and grandkids
122	Better education helps us improve the business environment
123	Better education system
124	Better education system.
125	Better education system/better teachers
126	Better education would draw more industry. Rotary is doing a lot through volunteers to improve reading grade 1-3. But the schools need to step up to the plate with higher standards that teachers are held to.
127	Better educational opportunities
128	Better funding and respect for public schools.
129	Better integration of diverse populations in work, schools, and throughout the community
130	Better paying jobs
131	Better public education: bilingual - intercultural
132	Better public schools
133	Better quality of schools, better, safer neighborhoods
134	Better school support
135	Better schools
136	Better schools for all
137	Better schools with better funding
138	Better schools, more creative options for education
139	Better schools, smaller classes, arts and music in the schools, p.e. for all schoolkids, recess, etc.
140	Better transportation & better education
141	Between Cultures they should respect each other. We need to educate ourselves between cultures.
142	Bi-Cultural Education to Parents
143	Bilingual community with professionshaving diverse ethnic backgrounds, makes Tucson a rich cultural environment . Organizations, restaurants, the arts, music and education are all represented.
144	Bomb them they're all crazy. Just kidding. People need education about what it does to the American economy when you shop Walmart
145	Boost public education from K-12 to higher education
146	Brain drain - need opportunities for young creatives to stay in Tucson - strong education starts here with K-12 education
147	Bring agriculture into schools and cities
148	Bring the UofA to the elementary students
149	Brings an environment of education and progress to the community. Supports an attitude of youthfulness and open mindedness
150	Broad range of educational, cultural and natural choices
151	Broadly speaking, I don't think metro Tucson schools are doing an adequate job preparing young people to compete in the global economy. Compound that with our brutally high drop-out rate, and we're headed for trouble. Cheap labor won't cut it for southern AZ.
152	Budget over-ride did not pass.
153	Burnish, don't tarnish, Tucson's reputation
154	Business look for good schools
155	Business people won't move here if there is no education for their children
156	By any ranking Arizona's and by extension Tucson schools in the bottom 10. It is only in school districts for the wealthy, i.e. Catalina Foothills that scores and graduation rates improve
157	Can expose my children to educational, sports, cultural opportunities
158	Can't attract quality business or workforce if low education for kids. Example: Foothills is thriving and Rincon high school is failing
159	Can't we somehow improve the quality of education at TUSD? Surrounding school districts have great reputations, yet TUSD is the largest and affects most students.
160	Cast a broader net
161	Change - the legislators views about and support of education
162	Change is slow � no tax mentality
163	Change the despot people who you find in stores, schools and restaurants
164	Change the value of education in legislators minds
165	Change to fit people's needs - keep people here instead of shipping them out
166	Charter Schools
167	Charter school choices
168	Charter schools need consistent standards
169	Children are our future
170	Children don't have to worry in winter if snows they don't have school
171	Children need high quality schools--the future of Tucson depends on it.
172	City fathers and the business sector are too focused on service industry employment that maintain low paying jobs. Community leaders do not emphasize the importance of education. Nor do their want highly educated individuals in the community.
173	Class size are way too big. Schools are not producing and 'children' are being left behind - due to class sizes. Get back to the basics kids are leaving schools without the ability to read, write and perform simple math.
174	Colleges and K-12 need more funding
175	Commitment to public education
176	Committ more funding to our public school system
177	Common goals to improve an equality for all members of our community-better schools, better jobs
178	Community involvement and support for education
179	Community involvement in schools
180	Community is a place, but more importantly it is where people live together. When a community can embrace a wide range of incomes, interests, and activities it is truly a rich community. Where else could I go to watch horses race where quarter horse racing began and then to hear the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Tucson, I hope, will always keep one foot firmly in the horse/chicken/desert world and the other in classic culture, art theatre, music, all underpinned by an excellent educational system for all.
181	Community more active - less trouble with the law when better educated
182	Community must be built on solid education foundation
183	Community needs to know how its resources are used
184	Community support of schools
185	Community, schools and natural beauty are what brings people to Vail. Not everyone values education.
186	Community/schools and outreach opportunities
187	Concentrate on the school system
188	Concern for kids having a good education and quality job opportunities � we're creating a 3rd world country
189	Consistancy w/ in schools in the district, on curriculum.
190	Consolate all schools district to one district, one tax rate. Improve educational opportunities and properly fund
191	Continued education and involvement in my community
192	Cope with future challenges
193	Create choice, competition in schools
194	Creating a culture of asking questions and seeking knowledge.
195	Creativity and innovation results in kids who take education to the next level - good careers, think outside the box
196	Creativity is encouraged through the arts from art museums, to classes, to art fairs
197	Crime level awareness- it starts in the home and the public schools- teaching morals
198	Crime rates are higher with drop-outs
199	Cultural & educational opportunities
200	Cultural community goes with education
201	Cultural diversity - arts and education
202	Culture and learning opportunities
203	Culture, choice, focus on education, creative thinkers, variety - all the fringe benefits of living near a major state University.
204	Cuts to education funding are the cause of a myriad of social problems. Charter schools have no oversight.
205	DRAMATICALLY improve schools
206	Dangerous for young people, there seems to be a lot of drugs in schools
207	Decrease violence
208	Demand our schools provide for our children
209	Democracy requires a literate electorate
210	Develop a coordinated out-of-school time system for youth that improves quality and increases access.
211	Develop a qualified workforce
212	Develop more bilingual schools
213	Discipline in the schools
214	Disregard for educating and enabling the next generation
215	Diversify how we teach so more students are included
216	Diversity of community demographics has left general population with little to no civic leadership to stand behind. Lack of educating public on civic commitment, or perhaps it is the lack of supporting educational institutions that educate tomorrows leadership.
217	Diversity of education opportunities.
218	EDUCATION
219	ESL programs don't value students as adults - Don't see a valuable role for themselves in the community
220	ESL, GED, and vocational programs will enable Tucson to offer a better-educated workforce, and that, in turn will attract more business to locate and hire here.
221	Each child deserves a good start in his/her life
222	Each classroom is different - some are very high quality; others, not so much
223	Each resident would have access to quality education
224	Economic asset � attracts new business
225	Economic development can't take place without an excellent school system.
226	Economic development will not happen unless we fix the education system. We rank 50th in the nation
227	Economic driver
228	Economy drives all the rest (education, etc.)
229	Edcuation
230	Educate everyone to be able to compete in today's market
231	Educate parents
232	Educate this community to the importance of education for all.
233	Educated children make for educated adults who make better informed citizens thereby making our communities and our state a thriving and valued place to live.
234	Educated citizenry
235	Educated people make better citizens, and better schools draw big businesses to stimulate the economy
236	Educated workforce
237	Educating children, I found our public schools lacking
238	Education
239	Education (All types)
240	Education (K-12)
241	Education (K-2 and higher ed) (cost, curriculum, inclusion, support, etc.)
242	Education (differences in funding based on demographics)
243	Education (primary and secondary)
244	Education (public elementary-high school)
245	Education - an emphasis on K-12
246	Education - key to better jobs and the economy
247	Education K-12
248	Education K-12 & Univ.
249	Education System
250	Education and Jobs
251	Education and Knowledge is the future. The region must do more to invest back into education and lead the way in a much more competitive market of the 21st century.
252	Education and culture
253	Education and health in jeopardy
254	Education and research make a quality University and increase jobs in the region
255	Education and the expense of it
256	Education could be better
257	Education creates a better society
258	Education develops the labor force
259	Education drives economic development.
260	Education for all
261	Education for children to increase quality of life
262	Education gives people more choices
263	Education helps a community grow
264	Education important in all aspects - academic, physical fitness, etc.
265	Education in Tucson and Arizona is pretty bad
266	Education is 1/4 of what it was 50 years ago
267	Education is a driver of economic activity, yet many people do not support either k-12 or university/community college level education. Pima County is a great resource that needs to be supported.
268	Education is a gateway to opportunities and quality of life
269	Education is a mess. Our graduation rates are dismal and our legislators are idiots.
270	Education is an economic development issue. Employers can't recruit employees because there is a lack of an educated workforce
271	Education is an investment
272	Education is an investment, not an expense. I do not have kids in school, but feel that we are short changing the kids today. We will pay tomorrow.
273	Education is becoming/has become financially burdensome to many who want to continue their education/knowledge but can't afford to pursue their dreams
274	Education is beneficial to the Tucson community. It provides jobs and educates students well
275	Education is especially important to me, both for the improvement of our community and for my own personal growth and 'lifelong learning'. These 2 institutions offer many programs and opportunities for both.
276	Education is essential for workforce and skill development
277	Education is generally very good but businesses need to invest in public education much more than they are
278	Education is horrendous
279	Education is important for commerce
280	Education is important for workforce
281	Education is important to improving our area. It's about investment.
282	Education is related to so many of the other topics that we have talked about
283	Education is so important and as a social worker I see so many of our youth getting a poor education if not any at all. It is very easy for high school and even middle school students to drop out. There also seems to be a lot of charter schools in our community. These are great for some students who need a less traditional setting but if we have too many we may not be offering the best experience and education.
284	Education is so important to the future of our community. We really need to push our legislature into providing appropriate funding for our schools
285	Education is the driving tool for survival. One needs to develop life-long skills that allow for an individual to be productive in the work force. Irregardless of the field an individual choses to follow, these resources must be available to allow each member of society to be successful. This is not a priority in Tucson. This must change in order to obtain a smooth running economy. Unemployment breeds crime, violence and proverty--Tucson is heading in that direction in a very rapid speed.
286	Education is the foundation for continuing a productive society.
287	Education is the foundation of the entire society
288	Education is the future of Tucson. The already poorly funded public education system is getting bled dry by unproven charter schools that have little accountability. Disparities in quality of schools and school districts is also very troubling.
289	Education is the key to an innovative and empowered society. We must invest in education to create a healthy, sustainable community. Education fights crime, homelessness, abuse and unwanted pregnancy, etc. etc.
290	Education is the key to any states success
291	Education is the key to lives. I used both of them in my career.
292	Education is the key to long-term advancement
293	Education is the key to so many problems...
294	Education is the means to our economic growth.
295	Education is the most important factor in having a successful community and the system in Tucson is lacking in support, funding and performance. This negatively impacts recruitment of top level companies to our region.
296	Education is the most important thing for imporving the lives of everyone in the community
297	Education is the tool for finding the solutions to many of our challenges. We could consider finding a way to fully support our educational institutions independently of the education-phobiacs in the State Legislature.
298	Education is the way to improve future of Tucson and the economy, also need to improve adult education
299	Education is very important
300	Education is very important to the economy and to overall social well-being.
301	Education k-12
302	Education leads to sustaining the environment, respecting others no matter color,creed, or religion
303	Education lifts all boats - lifts the base of the whole community
304	Education needs greater prominence and increased funding
305	Education needs to be a priority
306	Education of higher levels must be a priority where we rank 50th! Adult education of dropouts need to be funded. I would like the taxes of the rich to fund education. What happened to prop 301?
307	Education of the reality is a must
308	Education of youth
309	Education opportunities
310	Education opportunities for all students
311	Education options for non-english speakers.
312	Education provides innovation
313	Education quality
314	Education should be our top priority but not just via the same old, tired model. Break the unions, try every good idea, go online, sell old schools, build internet campuses etc. Nothing will do more for economic developmetn than a highly educated work force.
315	Education stinks
316	Education system
317	Education system (except for UofA)
318	Education system (opportunities)
319	Education system - poorly funded
320	Education systems
321	Education!
322	Education, arts, personal development. Because of a large population of retired people; Tucson offers a lot of choices in the above mentioned areas.I
323	Education, education, education. More diversity and cultural knowledge is good
324	Education, infrastructure keeps people here longer
325	Education, recreation, job creation
326	Education- public
327	Education.
328	Education. Control of school district administration/money.
329	Education/ Activities
330	Education/ the size of TUSD
331	Education/Employment Opportunities
332	Education/apathetic
333	Education/children
334	Education: apathy.
335	Educational Opportunities
336	Educational and entertainment options
337	Educational assistance for those who need it, regardless of citizenship.
338	Educational curriculum needs to match skills for 21st century
339	Educational funding equals quality of life
340	Educational institutions, particlulary public systems, are not supported or funded in a way that yields quality student achievement. This impacts economic opportunties and local businesses ability to attract and retain a highly skilled work force. Local students who are the most talented and skilled leave the community for better careers elsewhere.
341	Educational is valued by Tucsonians, and astronomy is modern yet it a connection between our civilization and older cultures/civilizations including the Hohokam.
342	Educational opportunities to help one maximize their health and maintain a healthy lifestyle
343	Educational priorities.
344	Educational resources
345	Educational system
346	Educational, economic and cultural engine
347	Educators don't know how to use the tools that they are trying to push on us
348	Elementary school is close to my house
349	Emphasis on Early Childhood Education in Tucson and the importance of having children in quality childcare before entering Kindergarten. Educational improvements
350	Emphasis on funding education and more respect for educators
351	Emphasize the importance of education
352	Encourage a symbiotic relationship that has a daily interaction between business and education from the elementary ages through University ages. Mix up the locations of business and education so both can participate with each other on a regular, daily basis.
353	Encourages creativity and boosts learning
354	Engaged donors to education and research
355	English is our national language. However, many other countries in the world require Englsih as a second language, which I believe gives their citizens an edge over the US in well-roundedness. Being so close to the Mexican border makes learning Spanish important.
356	English schools for adults
357	English shouldn't be our official language
358	Enhanced education--at all levels
359	Enjoy the games and want to see the program improve, with reach out to all youth and highschool football players in the state and make them uof a fans that is where I believe fan base can grow, Have one non conference game with free tickets so that the experience can be enjoyed by a fan base that is already interested in football.
360	Equal access to education
361	Equality and funding issues for schools
362	Every child is entitled to a nurturing environment, but Tucson and Arizona don't seem to want to provide. How do we expect thriving individuals with gifts to offer our community to arise out of nothing?
363	Every child needs to have resources so that they will enter school ready to learn, every school child should have the support they need to succeed in school, every adult should have opportunities to learn and be able to find meaningful work that pays a living wage. I want to live in a community that values education and provides eveyone access to learning.
364	Everyone thinks there school is special but really none are that great. Teacher turnover is extremely high due to poor wages. High acheivement is not valued. Each year the classes in the public schools get dumbed down - especially in so called good school districts like District 16. No qualified teachers to teach advance topics in high school courses. Schools get worse every year.
365	Excellence in educating our youth (and beyond) is a pre-cursor to all aspects of future prosperity, success and positive development. An educated population ensures that the future will be bright and meaningful (and compassionate). If additional funding is needed--what better way to spend our dollars.
366	Excellent school, lots of research areas of interest and good public education campaigns
367	Excelling schools
368	Exciting, competent school teachers
369	Expand school choice opportunities (K-12)
370	Expectations for education
371	Extremely successful transition houses for people released from prison. Low income housing development. Scholarships for children to attend private schools.
372	FKeep quality education affordable
373	Family has been here 5 generations. Lots of Mexican influence here, history, old families, fiestas, food, influential politicians and educators.
374	Family, friends, and co-workers getting terrible education from national media
375	Few good choices in public schools
376	Fewer charter/private schools
377	Fight for education
378	Find the system lacking, especially in comparison to East Coast systems!
379	Flowing Wells a great school district- good quality
380	Flowing Wells honors the 24 hour school house - great school district, glad to have it
381	Flowing Wells, Sunnyside, and Vail are all doing well - because they are small districts
382	Focus on K-12 Education.
383	Focus on education.
384	Focus on good education and then everything else will improve
385	Focus on schools and education
386	For a small town, high quality arts a function of being the education center for Arizona for the first 100 years
387	For employment opportunities
388	For my children because they have better schools here
389	For our future, I think education of our youth is very important, though I have no children
390	For retirees who don't have kids in the system, they don't care & don't want to fund it. What they don't understand is that every uneducated dropout that we produce increases the possibility of those displaced people pursuing crime as a 'career.'
391	For the adults to help their children
392	For the education of our children
393	For the future of our children
394	For the most part, it's an embarrassment....particularly TUSD.
395	For the teachers who help us communicate and read better
396	Foundation / future
397	Frankly our public schools are broken. Good charter schools are the future
398	Free open air entertainment and education
399	Free preschool for all and better funding and summer programs
400	Friends have moved because of the poor schools.
401	From a geographical, social, intellectual, and economic perspective, I find the impact of strong ties between the various academic players and the general community as more enriching than a community without such an influence. The proposed UA-downtown streetcar project, for instance, melds the two communities into a more cohesive entity.
402	Fund education first and foremost. Our children need and deserve the opportunity to be educated so they can participate in our society with knowledge and effectivenes
403	Funding for Education
404	Funding for education.
405	Funding for public schools
406	Funding is not the responsibility of our local community. But it is what I think most needs improvement. We no longer adequately fund education in Arizona. Without proper funding, we will not keep the caring, interesting, productive people who make Tucson a good place to live. Our children will grow up and move away. We will have job market and no sustainable, healthy growth. Personally, I want to be able to honestly tell people with children that they should move here or stay here and put their children in public school. There are lots of very capable professional educators offering a variety of successful teaching methods and curriculums, but without basic resources, they can't do their jobs successfully. This matters to me as I see people I care about and/or respect leave Tucson or not come to Tucson because of this problem.
407	Funding is not well-used. TUSD is too big, not well-run; it is a laughing stock
408	Future of everything � gets people out of poverty
409	Get education bureaucracy out of the way of achievement
410	Get more community involvement in schools
411	Get more volunteers into our schools
412	Get people to support education
413	Give a high priority to funding and other support to both K-12 and college/university/trade school education
414	Give our children and citizens the best opportunity to succed in life and enjoy learning
415	Global competition
416	Goes hand in hand with economic development.
417	Good Colleges and K-12 schools are the backbone of the community. Professionals working for businesses will not want to move their families to areas with lousy education for their children.
418	Good citizens
419	Good education attracts investment to the community
420	Good schools are the backbone of a good community. I send my children to private school which is very difficult for me financially and does not allow us to have the neighborhood/school connection. I don't have faith in our schools.
421	Governor Brewer is proposing probusiness ideas, but cutting education. It doesn't make sense
422	Graduation rate lowest in the country and they cut funding for education
423	Great schools
424	Greater need for parenting support- educate parents, especially those that are new parents and may need some assistance with how to help their kids
425	Having UofA here and what it offers our community in programs and of course education
426	Having an educated populous is what makes my number one reason for living in Tucson (innovation and creativity). In this era, education has evolved into really understanding how to teach people to be creative thinkers. This must be a priority for our community.
427	Having been in other districts (out of state), I found AZ. schools very lacking. More money spent on schools and less on developers would be a first step. Pay GOOD teachers a living wage.
428	Having moved here fairly recently from another state, the shortcomings of our education system here have been quite apparent. Education does not seem to be recognized as a key component of economic development here.
429	Having the university in the city provides me and my family educational opportunities, cultural activities, and sports activities that would not be available without it.
430	Health care, food security & education should not be sacrificed any more
431	Help for the schools
432	Helps kids get to school (good bus service)
433	Helps to sell homes if schools are good
434	High school "school system"
435	High school education system
436	Higher expectations for TUSD.
437	How can a state with as much wealth as we have, be at the bottom of the barrow with what we spend on children...education, medical/mental health.
438	How can you have good schools when charters are taking funding and competition?
439	How is it that we are paying more for schools, but getting less? Is it because of charter schools?
440	Humans aren't looked at as how they can be improved (only how they can be controlled)
441	I am a huge fan of education at all levels, and bleed red/blue for UA athletics.
442	I am a life long student and it is wonderful to have the UofA in Tucson and its offerings to the community in the arts, continuing education, science and humanity programs.
443	I am a lifetime learner and the fact that I can sign up for an evening class to learn a new skill or broaden my horizons is amazing. These institutions are top notch.
444	I am a native and a former teacher. I have watched the education system go downhill dramatically and it sickens me. We need to focus on what is important and educating our children should be number one.
445	I am alarmed at the poor level of education so many of our public school children are receiving. I don't feel I can even have a reasonable conversation with most high schoolers these days. Their grasp of language, life skills, reasoning ability and social responsibility is dismal in many schools in the TUSD, Amphi and Sunnyside districts.
446	I am an educator and a parent and education should be funded/supported to ensure success for EVERY student
447	I am an educator and have a great interest in the education issues that are taking place here such as Ethnic Studies. TUSD needs to be held accountable and perhaps when their funding is cut due to their own actions, they will have to make decisions based on what parents and the community expect instead of a political agenda for La Raza. Education in the Tucson area leaves much to be desired.
448	I am an educator who practices yoga, and I believe that both of these practices: teaching and yoga, are important in the world. Tucson has two amazing examples of positive places for this: Yoga Oasis and Second Street Children's School.
449	I am blown away by how little Tucsonans seem to value education and investment in our children. They are our future workforce. Who will come here if we just have a bunch of un or under educated, ignorant, xenophobes? Really? How will our society function if we do not have an educated populace? We will all pay for these short sighted decisions.
450	I am damned if I say it but many refuse to work on their english abilities and get accommodated by schools and businesses. If parents don't push mastery in English why should the kids?
451	I am fortunate to get free education and I know how educated people can the world for the better
452	I am from a diverse background; growing up in the military brought me in touch with so many different countries, cultures, people and their politics, levels of education and power educated me far beyond the college degrees which I also acquired. I have so much in common with so many different people here.
453	I am not in favor of foisting things on people who don't want them, and so if Tucsonans aren't worried about their public schools, public transportation, and local university budgets, then I guess it's their money and they have the right to keep it. But do they really not care? When I think about the kind of community I would most want to live in, it is one where investments have been made in education and social conveniences -- not because political entrepreneurs have externalized costs onto the general public, or because a small, left-leaning segment of the population has taken over the government purse strings, but rather because that's the sort of place we all want to call home.
454	I am surprised by how low people set the bar for education. I am used to people viewing college as a minimum expectation, not a possibility. I wish more people would aspire to leave Tucson for higher learning and come back for brighter career options
455	I am tired of hearing people complain about what Tucson lacks. I'd like people to focus more on the things we do have here. We have great libraries, we have a retired population that represent a wealth of knowledge and skills, we have live in a beautiful place, we have many cultural activities. Why do we always compare ourselves to other cities? Let's fulfill our own potential while celebrating the assets that make Tucson special.
456	I am worried about the educational experience my son will have here in Tucson due to the lack of support our schools seem to have, either from the community or the administrators. Children are our future, and educators are shaping that future. We need to put more into our schools and higher education, not baseball teams and convention centers.
457	I appreciate all of the choices that are offerred to residents of Tucson. The area has numerous educational, social, service and cultural opportunities that are not available in smaller cities.
458	I appreciate all the opportunities for service because of how bad our demographics are in this county. We were # 1 in crime, top 10 in worst education, #2 in poverty as a State, top in teen pregnancy etc.
459	I believe that we are not doing what is needed for the children of Tucson who fall out of the norm. I saw three of my grandsons who were eagerly pushed out of the public school system into the charter schools, instead of being encouraged and provided special help to keep them in the traditional school. It ostracised them and they did not receive the kind of education that would inspire a desire for further education.
460	I can't work here because the jobs in my field are not available to me, if I wanted to work I would need to return to California
461	I care about future generations. I believe better education will create better safety, better training for future jobs, and more happiness among families and therefore will impact the entire community. It is currently underfunded. Classes need to be smaller. There are public schools of unequal quality in different neighborhoods of different incomes.
462	I chose to send my charter schools because my neighborhood school did not offer enough academic challenge. My other alternative was to move to a more affluent part of Tucson, but I value the diversity and 'normal' neighborhood aspects of where I live. There is a lot of attention given to helping underacheiving and challenged children in our schools, but very little attention given to meeting the needs of excellerated students.
463	I do not have children, but I believe that the future of our country depends upon the successful education of our youth. AZ. is at the bottom of the nation for education dollars - and the US is only in the middle of the international list of well-educated young people. Shame on us! We also need to increase adult literacy.
464	I don't feel the State of Arizona has given Education the attention or budget it deserves and frankly needs. Since Arizona is either 49 or 50th in the country we can only improve!
465	I don't have children but realize our local scholls are not preparing them adequetely for the future. Thos who are prepared don't stay here to work. Although I can see the tech park helping, we want local people to qualify to work there.
466	I don't have children, but I have heard people say that one barrier for them to move back here or to here is the poor quality of education in a lot of the schools. I think that there should be more options for kids, like online schools combined with other ways to socialize.
467	I don't have children, but I've been involved with Tucson high school science teachers at U of A and my impression is that schools are not up to par.
468	I don't have children, but if I did I would be very hesitant to send my child to public schools based upon how 'well' the schools are performing.
469	I don't know how the city can help, but our drop out rate is unacceptable. And our K through 12 kids are getting a mediocre education. I realize that is responsible for a lot of this, but maybe there is someway the city can help. Our kids are our future.
470	I don't like to drive. From my house near Campbell/Speedway, I walk to work, 12 pizza places, downtown, 4th Avenue, the zoo, my 2 kids' schools, Bookman's, many coffee shops, and campus in general. I can go 7 days without driving, easily
471	I easily can get where I need to go, there are lots of inexpensive things to do and quality educational and cultural events
472	I feel good education is tied to better paying jobs, AZ is poor when it comes to an education system
473	I feel that it employs a lot of people. It brings a sense of community and pride to Tucson and it is so important that locals have access to an insitution in order to get a quality education. It also brings tourism and out of towners to help boost the economy. All the sporting and theatre events the U of A provides is also so important and brings life to Tucson.
474	I feel that people in general are fairly uneducated these days and learning is an important habit. Also, companies that could provide good jobs do not come here since Arizona is one step above Misissippi in education and they are last
475	I find it really sad how low of a priority education is in Tucson and Arizona. I would raise taxes and make sure that schools are properly funded. There are some things that deserve proper funding, and education is definitely a worth-while investment in the future. I would never want to raise a family in Tucson, because I would be afraid of how far behind my children would fall relative to children growing up in places that make education a priority. Also funding cuts to the University of Arizona are terribly short-sighted. Short-selling Tucson's future is the last thing people should do.
476	I grew up in the desert -- it's home.
477	I had the opportunity to visit Miami FL in the early 90's, and while it wasn't the place I'd want to live, was impressed with the blend of old and new. I visited two years ago and was SHOCKED. Not only had the infill in the city totally changed the entire dynamic, it obviously provided business and job opportunities. I could only hope that sometime before I die in the next twenty years, that something positive actually happens about the regrowth and emergence of Tucson as a player for jobs, business, and schools that are given the tools to educate our kids.
478	I had to navigate my son's k-12 education and it took a lot of effort but rarely felt I was successful.
479	I have a child and want a better education for him.
480	I have a daughter and worry about the public school that she will attend.
481	I have a school age child that went to public school, but we removed her and put her in private school because the quality of education in this region is simply awful.
482	I have children who are elementary-school ages and would not even CONSIDER putting them in any of the public schools of Tucson. Our schools are in the news quite often and rarely for positive reasons. I truly believe that charter schools will take over the system if supply and demand prevails. Not everyone has the financial means to afford private school as I do (we choose to spend nearly $7000 - $9000 per year on our children's education and do not take any fancy vacations), but with charter schools as a free option, I'm encountering more and more parents who are choosing the charter schools over their neighborhood public schools. STOP REWARDING MEDIOCRACY in our schools.
483	I have granddaughters in school in Tucson. I volunteer in their schools every week. I can see so many needs that the schools have even though they are doing a fantastic job with the resources they have.
484	I have issues with people focusing so much on their fears
485	I have kids. There is not much funding and us parents always don't
486	I have never lived anywhere that values education so little. We seem to be happy to perpetuate the cycle of uneducated or very under educated, ill prepared workforce. Until we take the time and truly prioritize education where it should be--AT The TOP of the list-- Tucson and surrounding areas will not be able to turn around or progress. This is a great investment in out future as a region, city and state. Wake UP!!!!!
487	I have seriously considered moving from Tucson, simply because of the school situation. I don't want to have to choose between inadequate public schools or charter/private schools. I believe in good, complete public education.
488	I have three children, and the choices they have in school, the pay for their teachers, the quality of teachers and class sizes are all disappointing.
489	I have to say that our schools, are a little sketchy.
490	I have two children and I would like them to get the best education possible. Also, kids are the future. We need to improve our school systems so that the children are prepared to handle their responsibilities in the future. One day they will be running this town, and country, and if we don’t provide them with the right foundation to do so, they will not be at a disadvantage.
491	I have two children who will enter the education system soon.
492	I have young children and it is expensive to take them to preschool and them the education they need
493	I have young children and know that if we don't put money in education we will just pay out the difference, and then some, to prisons and welfare programs. Let's educate people please!
494	I have young children in the elementary public system and I think the state of education in Arizona and specifically Tucson is dreadful, shameful and embarassing. This needs to become a top priority for the state immediately or young families are going to start leaving the state in huge numbers.
495	I know this is a difficult state wide issue - it would be great if Tucson could be the leader in improving schools
496	I like my school SSHS
497	I like that the people of Tucson rally to support each other in time of crisis. Examples are the Food Bank, the YWCA, YMCA, and a variety of education support groups in Tucson
498	I like the ability to support Christian education through the AZ tax credit program so that my grandkids can recieve the kind of education which I believe will grow them into good citizens and supporters of family oriendted values and activites.
499	I like the elementary school,
500	I like the fact that parents can get involved in schools and contribute to their children's education. But some parents need to be made aware of this opportunity
501	I like the progressive vibe of Tucson because I feel like the community is open-minded and is moving in a forward positive direction in contrast to the rest of the state. I like that Tucsonans place a premium on education issues, immigration reform, urban revitalization, and working family issues in general.
502	I like the school cause the people are nice
503	I like the wide variety of people who value education the university brings to the area. My children can benefit from it's many resources (special programs, hospital, course work, etc.)
504	I live downtown and want to see more people living and working down here. My daughter has grown up without kids her own age on the street and because the public schools are bad here, she commutes 1.5 hours a day to a private school.
505	I live in central Tucson. Many of my neighbors are unemployed. The financial crisis added another layer of hardship to areas already impacted by poverty. Empty and abandoned schools and businesses add to the downward spiral.
506	I live within TUSD. I have a lovely family neighborhood with a park and neighborhood pool. We have a mixed neighborhood with both young families and retirees. Of all the kids in my neighborhood, NONE of them go to our neighborhood school. Everyone is either open-enrolled, in a charter school or in a private school. My own daughter is open-enrolled 10 minutes away from our neighborhood. The quality of our schools needs to improve, or no young families are going to want to relocate here. Again, Oro Valley, and Vail have done much better jobs of creating communities with good planning and good schools.
507	I love learning new things
508	I love my job at the U of A. The U of A enhances the community with education, cultural and sporting events.
509	I love that Tucson is home to community college and a state university--making education accessible to diverse populations in the region including Hispanics, low-income, and first-generation college students.
510	I love that we have retiring people coming, but it is always balanced with the kids coming to the U of A. The focus on education and the great minds that are here because of the U of A. SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT it is the heart of our community.
511	I moved to Tucson with an eye toward pursuing a Phd in few years.
512	I place a high value on the arts, education and such and on any given day or moment (except maybe 3:00 am) one can find much of same for satisfaction. I particularly like the multiplicity of art galleries and opportunities that exist here and the gallery walk this weekend is fabulous.
513	I realize much of this starts at the Federal Level and State, but we need to make our public schools the best there can be. I don't think we should be focusing on charters, private and everything else, focus on the public schools and make them the best!!!!!
514	I really like how Tucson has so many open air events like parades and concerts. I also like the many educational programs that are free to attend.
515	I recently had a baby and I have serious doubts about whether I will stay in Tucson long term because I can't imagine putting my son through school here. I grew up in New Jersey, a state with high taxes and outstanding public schools and I often think about moving to a state that values children and education more than Arizona. Since we are 49th in education, it wouldn't be hard to find a state that is doing a better job in this area.
516	I regret that there is little 'style' here, and so little emphasis on education from K-12 and beyond. We need leaders who will take action on making the downtown more vibrant and the city more attractive to tourists.
517	I see this happening in Phoenix area. Schools are adjacent to parks so that there is not a duplication of water resources. Schools can use facilities during school year. I am very worried about water in our desert. I see also that Phoenix area requires large construction projects to have areas for water to drain into the soil. Every apartment , housing project, mall has large green drainage areas to offset the concret paving and buildings.
518	I specifically like it that we are college town with a powerful university that draws intellectuals. I think this is a huge part of the political climate here. I like it that over all Tucsonans respect education and in general are fairly open-minded. Although there are many many exceptions to this, I do feel like I fit in with attitudes in this city. I like to think it is a bit of a Liberal town, but what I like most is the diversity of thoughts and the way we all share common likes regardless of our political beliefs. Again, this comes back to the sense of community that I love about Tucson.
519	I still believe the same problem exsists in the school about teachers just wanting a paycheck. Most of the teachers should care more
520	I taught for 31 years in Fairfax County, Virginia. I'm appalled at the low bar set for education here. Teacher pay is incredibly low. I realize that's state-dictated, however, and the legislators here seem to be content with a constituency of the uneducated
521	I teach in a public high school and students with severe disabilities need programs to transition to from high school
522	I think IGT has tremendous potential if it can harness the ideas of a broad spectrum of community interests (neighborhoods, businesses, schools, churches, non-profits, and other groups) and forge them into a community vision for who and what we want to be.
523	I think it is beneficial to be in a town that offers educational opportunities as well as enriches the cultural life of residents.
524	I think that culture that makes it acceptable not to learn math and science is starting to trickle to all levels of society. companies find that they cannot find qualified workers, and there is no point of moving to Arizona if the business needs highly skilled people. Our elected officials do not see the long term effect of dumbing down our educational system.
525	I think we need to provide our students with a better education but with the budgets being cut all the time, schools are trying to do so much with too little.
526	I tried to find a bridge class in the early evening. . . a lot of courses are during the day.
527	I used to really like the University, but in the last two or three years I have attended talks from U of A professors wherein they made it a point to continue the leftist indoctrination bull crap so common on college campuses. As such I have stopped all financial support. We had planned for our son to go to U of A, but thank heaven he got into a really good school back east.
528	I volunteer at the Desert Museum as a Junior Docent, and I enjoy educating the public about the wonders of our natural desert environment. The Desert Museum is pretty sweet!
529	I want Tucson to thrive, economically, socially, and educationally. I want us to attract eco-friendly business to a city that values its heritage and its environment. We cannot do that without excellence in education. I want this to be a city I am proud to live in and one that I want to continue to live in.
530	I want the African Americans to have the same education and rights. I'd like to see blacks to support one another better so we can not only help the black community but even other races.
531	I want the churches to get involved and see who needs help in their churchs with basic education. More programs to help illiterate people.
532	I want to be part of a community that cares more about its children, its impoverished people and others who are less able to care for themselves. The schools seem especially in need of more support, more volunteers
533	I want to keep my school clean
534	I want to live in a community where people can read and understand how to get the information and skills they need to be successful. I like interacting with people who are well-informed.
535	I was a teacher, liked teaching, and would like to see higher standards and longer school days.
536	I was once schooled here and benefitted from a public education (ignore my spelling, spellcheck is to blame), and now we are doing our current and future generations a disservice...hard to compete with other towns for economic development
537	I went to Border elementary, Safford Jr. High, Tucson High, UofA. Graduated from all. Love the connections
538	I wish for a higher standard of schools, like my children had.
539	I work for Junior Achievement, a non-profit organization that enters into classrooms K-12. Along with other volunteers, I see the poor conditions that the teachers have to work with to prepare our students for their future.
540	I work for the University. I believe in public education and in spending more money on our public schools not to improve test scores but to improve the quality of life, sense of citizenship, and critical thinking of our young people. Arizona has unique problems and we can better prepare the future to deal with those problems with a quality education. We simply don't spend enough money on our schools. I'm tired of being ranked 47th in the nation.
541	I work in education and have for years. Snap out of it, like it or not our youth are our future, we need to do something about being 50th in the nation!
542	I work in education and we are really struggling to see our youth get a good education.
543	I work in the schools.
544	I work with teenagers and an alarming number of them are graduating without basic reading and writing skills. Education is vital to the future of this community!
545	I would end rodeo day off at school and make it a day off for Tucson Meet Yourself and make Tucson Meet Yourself a week long event
546	I would improve public elementary and secondary education
547	I would improve the school system.
548	I would like a better school system.
549	I would like every person in the city to feel safe and cared for: every child should get a good education, and every person should have access to affordable, quality health care; a safe place to live; food security; and the opportunity for regular (preferably meaningful, useful) work.
550	I would like to meet more business execs and learn with them.
551	I would like to see education valued.
552	I would like to see higher salaries all around. It has always been a city for retired folks and the salaries, especially for teachers are shockingly low.
553	I would like to see more high quality indutries and jobs come to Tucson, e.g., Roche, Advanced Ceramics (Sahuarita), Optical and solar indurstries. Tucson is a really neat place, but could definitely use a higher percentage of educated and dynamic people.
554	I would like to see the city work with schools to educate students about city politics. I would like to see more involvement and promotion of youth/neighborhood advisory groups that report to the council with recommendations. I would like to see more businesses get involved with and support our local schools.
555	I would like to see the level of literacy rise.
556	I would never send my kids to a Tucson public school. I would rather scrimp and put them in private school than settle for a mediocre educational experience.
557	I would place elementary and secondary public education back into the hands of the community.
558	I would put a lot more money into the Tucson schools and education.
559	I would put more emphasis, money and resources in educating children and young adults. Offer programs for those who are not succeeding it in the schools. Problem solve with other school systems in the U.S. to learn what works and implement new programs.
560	I would put so much effort into public schools, including good PR and, yes, money, that people will prefer them to Charters. Shared K-12 is what made generations of Americans all American, with a shared set of values and goals.
561	I'd liek to see the schools kept in better repair.
562	I'm being flippant of course, but I'm in the UA's Masters Degree program in Education. I'm going to be a High School Science teacher, and when I think about my career it's very hard to see a future for me here what with AZ being among the bottom 5 in the country in terms of spending per student.
563	I'm fortunate enough to be able to send my child to a private school. It would pain me to have to put her into our public education system.
564	I've heard that the public schools are very bad
565	If more people have more money, they can spend more and support our businesses
566	If my daughter was under 18, I would not want to enroll her in TUSD. They seem more interested in havinf mutliple layers of administration than educating children.
567	If our students can't read or write, we will never attract employers.
568	If people had better jobs there will be more revenue from taxes enabling for improvements with regard to education, streets, and public services
569	If the community ever wants to have more good paying jobs it must place more emphasis on education and it must provide the resources to support education. Charter schools are not a solution. There must be far less emphasis on athletics in schools and the university
570	If the drop-out rate is high, there is no workforce
571	If there is not a sufficient well educated work force, then the mix of businesses operating here will lessen, and the types of people relocating here will become predominently hourly workers.
572	If we aren't educating our children we do them and our community a big disservice
573	If we can get the community to extend extra support to public education K-12, imagine the positive growth we can experience if we can get on the cutting-edge of our needed new tehcno-industrial economy.
574	If we cannot provide aquality education to the children in our community, we all suffer in the long run. More crime, lower economic growth (and I do not mean population growtgh), higher long term social costs, all result from a poor education system.
575	If we could get kids started on the right path early on we could avoid many of the societal problems we face when they grow up with no guidance, direction, goals, etc. We need to invest in the future and we are not nearly doing enough now.
576	If you have an educated population I think everything else takes care of itself. A trade education should be the least we expect from our kids. Setting the bar at graduating from High school is not enough.
577	Ignorance is dangerous.
578	Impacts economic development
579	Improve Education
580	Improve Educational System
581	Improve K-12 education
582	Improve adult literacy skills
583	Improve all education system - money and active pre-K through college
584	Improve college/career readiness of high school grads
585	Improve education
586	Improve education (K-University)
587	Improve education and workforce development
588	Improve education for young people
589	Improve education system
590	Improve education.
591	Improve educational opportunities
592	Improve educational opportunity
593	Improve level of education K thru 12, it's this communities future and prosperity.
594	Improve our educational systems.
595	Improve our public education.
596	Improve our schools and increase parental involvement
597	Improve our schools, esp. graduation rate
598	Improve public education
599	Improve public schools
600	Improve quality of education for all citizens � zero-tolerance, anti-bullying policies especially against LGBT & youth � assume that all youth are brilliant & able to learn
601	Improve quality of public K-12 education
602	Improve quality of public education
603	Improve safety for children going home
604	Improve school readiness of preschoolers
605	Improve school system
606	Improve schools
607	Improve schools � environmental awareness
608	Improve services for the poor and improve education funding
609	Improve the committment to public education
610	Improve the quality of education in public schools
611	Improve the quality of our elementary and secondary education
612	Improve the school situation.
613	Improve the school system (public, private, and universities)
614	Improve the schools
615	Improve the schools.
616	Improved Public Education
617	Improved business
618	Improved education
619	Improved literacy/education
620	Improved schools
621	Improved schools K-12
622	Improvement in our public schools
623	Improving Education
624	Improving education brings more businesses here, makes us more competitive when looking to bring more companies
625	Improving literacy rates, especially in adults, will benefit the economics and health of Tucsonans and strenghten our community.
626	Improving the equality of all of our schools
627	In Tucson it is possible to give your child a top-notch education especially exemplified by the education offered at University High School, but also as seen at several other high schools in the area. The charter schools allow people to find an education particularly suited to their child's needs. My kids attended both a local montesori charter schools and Basis School. Having these options really helped me find the best education for my kids, which in turn serves Tucson because it produces top acheiving kids.
628	In spite of flagging state support for education, we need to be more supportive of our public schools and provide them with more resources.
629	In the global economy our failure to compete in mathematics, science and reading and writing skills are forcing us into a McDonald's society. I've lived in the Boston and North Carolina Triangle where good schools and Universities provided employment opportunities other than building houses and tending lawns.
630	In-town streets are not freeways for those who choose to live in suburbs/County Respect those that choose to live in-town Improve in-town schools so families do not make location choices based on schools
631	Increase access and improve all schools
632	Increase funding for education.
633	Increase mentor programs (big brothers/big sisters type programs) for elementary through High School
634	Increase support for public education and libraries
635	Increase the level of educational opportunities
636	Increase the proportion of property taxes dedicated to public education. This does not include charter schools.
637	Increase the trade labor pool by providing education
638	Increased literacy rates
639	Increases access to education (jobs and entertainment, changing lives)
640	Increases awareness and cultural competence
641	Increases median income
642	Inculcate everyone with faith, principles, and values. Include everyone; education is important regardless of race
643	Industries wont move here because of our poor education system
644	Inequalities of resources (schools, opportunities, jobs, housing, etc.)
645	Innovation
646	Integrate the Business and Education
647	Interest and education
648	Interesting and educated people
649	Internships for HS students
650	Intervene when witnessing improper actions: we need to police each other, learn to come forth no matter the situation -- get involved, assume responsibility, and teach children to take responsibility for their actions, point out when actions are wrong
651	Invest in & support education
652	Invest in Education
653	Invest in education
654	Invest in education as a community
655	Investment in education
656	Investment in higher education as well as K-12
657	It all starts with education. People need to be taught civics in school, people don't know how things work and they then vote out of ignorance
658	It becomes a job for parents trying to get their kids a good education - a 2nd full-time job
659	It bothers me that people are segregated geographically based on socioeconomic background. In general, the poorer communities have less access to healthy foods, good schools, and have neighborhoods that are filled with businesses that hurt their situations even more (i.e. check cashing and payday loan businesses).
660	It creates opportunity
661	It cuts down on crime
662	It decreases crime
663	It has an execellent system, very easy to understand and learn
664	It is a benefit even with our diverse political environment to be somewhat common in our community values vs living in a community that is constantly questioning simple truths that are often far removed values from the norm. For example, it is generally accepted that each person is responsible for their own actions and personal benefits which result from personal efforts. A family unit is appreciated as foundational to society. Freedom is appreciated as a God given right. Compassion is appreciated for those really in need but not granted without the recipient working toward bevcoming free from dependence upon the efforts of others. Education that expands capability to contribute toward the common good is appreciated.
665	It is a cultural and learning center. (I just wish I could go to more public lectures on campus....but hate to have to find a place to park.) I've enjoyed many classes as an undergraduate and graduate.
666	It is a focal source of pride in its accomplishments in academics, the arts and in athletics.
667	It is a travesty that we are at the bottom of the ranking for education. How can we have a future with illiterate children? Make parents responsible. Make learning fun. Improve the bureaucracy, all the teachers can't be that bad!
668	It is also essential to build community
669	It is an embarrassment to be part of Arizona. We have the worst legislatures. Our schools are falling apart and all they worry about is getting machine guns into the hands of everyone. We are the laughing stock of the country.
670	It is continually demoralizing to be out and about in the community with so many senior citizens! I would like Tucson to be a place where more people live who who look like me--a mom with school-aged kids. Also demoralizing is the educational attainment of the Tucson and Arizona populations. Most scary is the fact that many of the people making decisions in our state (legislators and those involved with the government) are un/undereducated.
671	It is hard to hire employees that grew up here and have them be effective
672	It is important to have a good education
673	It is important to learn english, and the support and help the community gives us
674	It is key to both the quality and the quantity of life - it effects the total population/community
675	It is nice to be in a community that is easy to navigate and 'feels' less crowded but that offers a wide variety of educational, recreational and cultural opportunities
676	It is not acceptable to be 60th in a field of 50 where education is concerned. We wish to see greater community and state support for public (not hidden religious) school.
677	It is ok to raise taxes to finance education.
678	It is sad that we have cheated our children for so long. Education is an investment in the future, and we are really screwing our future. Larger businesses will not move here until we improve our education system.
679	It is the driver of good jobs to keep Tucson kids in Tucson after graduation
680	It is the key to our cultural richness. It provides cultural, educational and medical enhancements. It brings interesting, educated, productive, caring people to our community. The campus itself is a wonderful urban park of sorts. It provides us with common things (like sports) to rally around as a community.
681	It is very difficult for my husband and I as he teaches in a public school here and sees and feels first hand the budget cuts that are continuing to go on. These cuts affect the livelihood of our children directly, and it doesn't have to be. I wish that Tucson could prioritize education in a real way, by allocating enough money somehow to fulfill the education needs of our children. Frankly, its downright scary what is going on. I suggest looking around at what other towns in other states are doing, and try some new tactics.
682	It permeates all aspects of living in the Tucson community/region and the state. It is a decidedly negative effect. There are at least 3 generations of poor education k-12 in the state of Arizona.
683	It seems that due to the administrators in some schools the students are very disrespectful and get away with way too much.
684	It seems there is a disregard by governments of business leaders whose success depends on area's infrastructure, K-12 education, tax incentives, etc.
685	It seems to me some charter schools are much better. The kids either do the work or they're out. The parents either agree or they're out too! Kids are our future.
686	It serves us to educate ourselves and understand what is going on in our state
687	It should help lessen the negative effect mentioned in #1.
688	It will not be safe to live here if our young people cannot have a good education that enables them to make a good living.
689	It would help mitigate the negative effect mentioned in #1.
690	It's affecting kids going to school
691	It's educational
692	It's hard for middle class people to pay for higher education
693	It's not just funding and politicians - parents could have the biggest effect
694	It's our future
695	It's our future workforce
696	It's our future. We are falling behind other countries and this will put us at a competitive disadvantage.
697	It's pretty lacking....I'd like to use my chemistry degree in areas that interest me, which would be pharmaceuticals, make up companies, etc...
698	It's the most important thing! Smarter people are better people
699	Its beautifully put together and it educates people about important environmental issues for the sonoran desert
700	Its pathetic. We are ranked #49 in the nation. And they keep slashing funding. Where would any of us be without a good education - - on the system - - or in jail.
701	Its the base of our engine in the community.
702	JPEG - training is already in the community
703	Job Training & Jobs
704	Job and Education Opportunities
705	Job creation is a beauty contest- we lose because we don't have the depth of services in this community - for example, education
706	Job opportunities, wages, and education
707	Jobs and education are linked closely to the quantity and quality of business and industry available to a region. More knowledge workers and cutting edge industries in Tucson could help to protect the region from construction slumps and poor tax revenues. A diverse local economy also means less people out of work as the national economy cycles. I know that the quality of our schools can be an obstacle to attracting knowledge workers, which leads me to my next point.
708	Jobs pay for police, defense, education, etc. in the community. They are a vital part of our lives. There is not a value on the thing that is the greatest good to your life and others. We need a vibrant business environment. Jobs are the foundation
709	K-12 Education
710	K-12 Education funding
711	K-12 education
712	K-12 education equity - everybody should have access to quality education
713	K-12 education- we are at the bottom
714	K-12 educational
715	K12 education
716	Keep our students here after graduation
717	Keep the public schools in use for community parks, wellness centers, recreations and adult education. Don't lose those important properties!
718	Keeps businesses from coming here
719	Kid Co, Parks and Rec, city and county after-school programs
720	Kids are calling out for attention and adult engagement
721	Kids are getting out of school barely qualifying for service jobs. These are the workers who will be supporting my Social Security checks and the Tucson Tax base. In addition, the price to attend the U of A is way beyond the salaries of the average non-privilege Tucsonan. Higher education is becoming an elitist dream. Working class kids who have the grades to be accepted, cannot meet the tuition requi9rements even with the scanty Financial aid that is being made available primarily as loans.
722	LVT
723	LVT has helped gotten me where im at today with basic education i didnt recieve in school. It has hlped me to be capable of helping my grandkids with their homework, eading books, and even the kids at children church. It has also hepled me to understand and protect myself from things i couldn't in the past.
724	Lack of a well educated job pool, poor schools make it difficult to recruit high level employees and new industry.
725	Lack of an educated labor pool results in no business coming to Tucson
726	Lack of an education for parents, results in poor education for children - the parents aren't aware of or don't have the resources to locate the best schools and education opportunities
727	Lack of border control has severely impacted funds & services for legal residents. It causes higher taxes to pay for services to illegals, and it depresses our wages. Illegals clog hospitals and overwhelm health care services. Our children are short-changed on education. The morgue has refrigerated trailers full of bodies; again all costs borne by residents for investigation of death, storage & ultimate disposal.
728	Lack of education is going to bury us. I've had high school interns that couldn't file alphabetically, use a computer or find Canada on a map.
729	Lack of focus on education, pouring money into prisons, problems with financing healthcare.
730	Lack of healthy education can contribute of deepen prejudices, health challenges, and connections to others
731	Lack of quality public education
732	Lack of support and resources for individual classes in the classroom
733	Lack of support for education
734	Lack of support for education/schools
735	Lack of support statewide for education
736	Lack of understanding of where kids are coming from (tech savvy advanced and kids from non-English speaking backgrounds)
737	Lack parental support - both parents work, large population of immigrants, don't speak English
738	Laguna and Homer Davis connective schools
739	Language in schools needs to change
740	Large businesses looking to locate in a region look at the quality of education for the kids
741	Lawmakers need to value education, not building prisons
742	Leadership needs to focus on improving education
743	Legislature's last priority - important that they care because of grandchildren suffering, enrichment and cultural programs
744	Less crime
745	Lessens divisiveness
746	Let educators focus of educating and not have to be stand-in parents, disciplinarians, and a thousand other things
747	Lets get real about our educational system, ranks as one of the lowest in the nation, no GED program for adult education, the only state in the union with this distinction, increase salaries for our teachers in order to attract and retain
748	Level of education appears higher than other communities.
749	Liberal Arts as well as technology are important, because what's the point in having new technology if we don't have the soul to appreciate it with (Liberal Arts education can provide that soul)
750	Library has a lot to offer, it helps further you education. Their's cds and books to help you with your education and anything else you want to learn.
751	Link between poverty and a lack of education
752	Literacy
753	Literacy levels
754	Literacy rate
755	Local brain drain (college grads are likely to leave the region)
756	Local schools that protect good children
757	Long term economic sustainability
758	Long term success of region tied to education
759	Lot of young people seem to leave Tucson for other jobs, education and see that other larger cities offer for their age group to work and enjoy their free time.
760	Lots of parent involvement
761	Low income public schools need help
762	Low national ranking/ property taxes high
763	Low wages, poor education, and high cost of living. Now I cant get the kids out of the house and on thier own, cuz they cant afford anything.
764	Lower crime through job creation & better education
765	Lower income children go to worse schools (discrimination)
766	Lower taxes and improve education.
767	Make Tucson a desirable place to live
768	Make education a priority
769	Make it more education friendly
770	Make public education a draw rather than a negative
771	Make sure that all schools in the Tucson area are equally strong and supported by all so that every child can have a good start in life
772	Makes for a rational society
773	Many UA students come to and contribute to the culture � being limited by tuition increases how many students can afford it? K-12 students not being prepared for higher ed. Negative impact on business and culture.
774	Many of our problems stem from students not learning to be responsible citizens
775	Many times forced to drive because Tucson is so spread out and limited buses/lack of trains. Those who rely solely on PT have a much more difficult time finding and keeping jobs, attending school
776	Mathematical communication and mathematical planning education
777	Mental and physical health - less self-destructive
778	Mentoring programs
779	Middle school can be a training ground for dysfunction. Kids are not thriving
780	Missed opportunities
781	Money budgetted to education/quality of public schools
782	Money for education at a state and local level College, HS, elementary, teacher pay
783	Money invested in education (k-12 especially)
784	More K-12 opportunities in the arts (dance, theater, etc.), productive outlets for young people
785	More active support for new opportunities (business, cultural, and education)
786	More adult learning activities during non-work hours
787	More after school children's programs
788	More attention must be given to public schools, K-12 through college....increased funding, efficiency, etc.
789	More attention to the public schools, especially better funding.
790	More community focus on schools
791	More community involvement
792	More community involvement in schools/youth
793	More comprehensive sidewalks and bike paths. Bring back the arts! Prioritize education. Develop or refurbish in city areas. Stop the spread.
794	More dialogue between government and neighborhoods. Healthier neighborhoods with each receiving equal shares of the government resources in all areas and streets, schools, lighting, transportation, water, development etc.
795	More educated elected officials who make right decisions for Tucson not for personal reasons - government education
796	More education.
797	More education/awareness
798	More educational and recreational activities for our youth to keep kids out of detention centers. Alternative programs for youths like community service for kids
799	More emphasis on better education
800	More employment and education options
801	More flexibility and support to public schools
802	More focus on education
803	More forward thinking in politics, fashion, and education.
804	More funding for K-12 education
805	More funding for adult education/literacy
806	More funding for education and social services; especially mental health
807	More funding for education at all levels
808	More help for children that are having a hard time in school
809	More magnetic downtown (arts, education, public spaces)
810	More money for schooling/college/education/training
811	More money for schools/education
812	More money needs to go to public schools and charter schools shoud be banned!!
813	More money on education
814	More parental involvement
815	More people will move here if we have better education
816	More state funding for education
817	More support and resources for education
818	More support for education
819	More support for education especially science
820	More support for literacy
821	More support for our schools from the voters and government
822	More support for public education
823	More support for public education, more responsibility on the part of the public education system
824	More support for public schools
825	More support for the schoools
826	More teachers
827	More teachers and education for our children
828	More value given to our children and youth
829	Most Tucson residents are kind, respectful of others, family oriented, seek to be educated and realize the value of the area for its beauty and contribution to good health.
830	Most of the TUSD schools, and public parks, have been fitted with the newer style of playground equipment. This is the safer option, but due to heavy use & sun exposure the equipment, slides specifically, crack & become dangerous. I'd like to see these kept in better repair. The PTAs & PTOs should be encouraged to raise money, hopefully subsidised by the city or even a greant, to help get shade screens for each jungle gym on the property. This would help extend the life of the equipment. But also important would be the repair/replacement of the cracked or broken equipment.
831	Most valuable and vulnerable resource � our kids
832	Move toward charter schools moves away from acceptance
833	My child needs good teachers and incentive to learn
834	My children are blessed to attend a phenomenal Montessori school - if we had to pay tuition it would be a challange
835	My children are grown and did well in the 80s with public education...and my staying involved, but we are not doing as well now I hear. My one granddaughter is ok but her parents stay tuned in.
836	My children aren't in school yet, but I hear such awful things about TUSD, in particular, that it worries me. Even though I personally believe education is what you make of it and parents have a huge responsibility to make the best of it, the bad press about Tucson (and Arizona) education is troublesome.
837	My children attended TUSD schools. My oldest was, thankfully, in part-time GATE programs through middle school. Because of the bullying he received at a white kid at the hands of hispanics I chose NOT to send him to Tucson High. Spending the money on Salpointe was the best thing I could have done. I only kept my youngest in TUSD because he was in fully-contained GATE through University High School. If I hadn't had GATE options my children would have been in private schools. The campuses are eroding. The lack of respect between the students is increasing. The quality of education is eroding. I had a principal tell me my son didn't need to learn to spell because we have 'spell-checker' software. Really? I was appalled. I made sure I was at the TUSD schools once a week so I could keep an eye on what was happening. Much waste. Too many bad teachers who were protected. Too many good teachers and staff who were over-worked. Too many parents who didn't care. The boards over the years hasn't done much to help the situation. I think TUSD needs a complete overhaul, including it's negotiations with the teachers union.
838	My children did not receive as good educations as I did in my youth. Our educational outcomes are terrible and this affects the quality of life here: increased crime, drives away businesses, many youth with limited opportunities
839	My children have received an excellent public school education and believe they will continue to college and beyond. The intellectual and arts community is very important to me.
840	My daughter just moved back here from LA with her 4 year old daughter, and has heard nothing but bad things about local schools
841	My daughter went to school here, and I have been so sorry that we did not move back to the Midwest where the schools were better and cared more about the success of their students.
842	My grades
843	My grandchildren are growing up here. Step back and look at the big picture. Our education system is worse, gangs are rampant, air quality is disgusting. Set priorities and do something about it.
844	My high school-aged child rides the bus and has experienced some very uncomfortable situations. I would like to see better service and more attention given to behaviors taking place on the bus. We all want our children to view public transportation positively.
845	My kids are grown, but I hate to see kids with no opportunities - or unequal opportunities. Tucson - and Arizona - need to make schools a priority.
846	My kids attend school here
847	My kids need a solid education
848	My sister went to high school here, it was way too easy. College is a lot harder by comparison.
849	My son is in middle school and some of the activities such as physical education have been reduced and the library has outdated materials, these are both subject of great importance to his personal development
850	My wife and I moved to this area to start a family so that our children will be able to attend school in one of the best school districts. We want our kids to have the best education possible
851	My word! Where did these nasty people come from?! Disagree, but take your hatefulness, racism and other prejudices elsewhere. We need to fund education, support all diversity, support the arts and culture.
852	Need better public schools. Smaller class sizes would be a start. I have a small child and I want a good education for him.
853	Need broader spectrum of job training and skill trades
854	Need education to reduce poverty
855	Need for regional government � recreation, parks, education planning
856	Need involvement for quality schools
857	Need more opportunities for education, jobs, participate in social activities. I want a city that offers opportunities across all spectrums.
858	Need more: too many kids, not enough education
859	Need stronger support for public schools
860	Need to change truancy standards
861	Need to coordinate park development with schools.
862	Need to ensure adequate funding and improve the quality of education
863	Need to fund and support more educational TV programming (PBS, Discovery etc.) It has raised people's IQ levels
864	Need to fund education at higher level
865	Need to improve teaching/classroom methods
866	Need to keep potential drop-outs interested
867	Need to re-align priorities. Our youth will one day be running things, and they need a good education to do it well
868	Need to support education to achieve workforce development
869	Needs such as education, literacy, hunger, transportation, medical care, arts, the environment etc. are being addressed by so many different providers. A central site not only for accessing and dissiminating information but for community discussions would enrich the community.
870	Neighborhoods are not built to be connected; they are built apart. We no longer have neighborhood schools or playgrounds/play yards
871	No importance is placed on it, no one is holding the state accountable
872	No longer just a retirement community
873	No one supports public education except public educators and public education built this great country/
874	Not enough jobs or training at the technical level
875	Not much choice, ineffective public school administration (too top heavy and wasteful), low standards
876	Nutrition for kids needs to improve
877	Nutritional education focus from refined artificial food to real traditional food
878	Of course Education would be first on my list but since it has proven to be such a low priority in this state, it seems impossible to improve. Actually, that's the way I feel about all of these 'changes' - Tucson's 'ways' are so deeply ingrained that I have little optimism regarding change/improvement.
879	Of course everyone wants better education. Schools produce our most valuable resource, talented, knowledgeable workers. I realize that school funding is often a state level obstacle, and that more money alone isn't the answer anyway. Communities that truly value education can be hard to replicate, but I believe we need to do everything we can at the local and regional level to bring quality education to our children.
880	Often that choice isn't a real choice due to income levels
881	On a national basis, our schools are under par (property value and home value)
882	One has to promote PUBLIC education by more funding and better PUBLIC schools. When schools are highly rated it will help attract businesses. Good teachers WILL NOT work here because lack of support, financial, conditions and facilties. It is a disgrace!!!!
883	Open hearts that can hear something new and different - this makes for a true richness
884	Opportunities for life long learning
885	Opportunity for children
886	Opportunity is the biggest thing- for culture, education, etc.
887	Options for entertainment and education
888	Oro Valley and Marana do a better job of including retirees in public life and education
889	Our K to 12 education system
890	Our children and we will lose the closeness of our grandchildren who will have to leave Tucson to raise their children where the educational support is adequate.
891	Our children and youth are being deprived of a quality education in Tucson. There are some teachers who are inspiring and are doing an amazing job, but the system is still holding these students back from achieving their full potential. I have considered moving from Tucson because I am not sure I want to raise my (future) children in a community that does not value education.
892	Our children are being short changed. We need to provide a better education for all of them.
893	Our children are the most important part of our future
894	Our children have been dumbed down for years now due to parents not taking responsibily for their children and teachers doing it. Stop the no child falls behind.
895	Our city has spent millions of $$ and no one seems to know where it went. At this point, we have too many needs within our schools, our families and children in need to send any more $$ to this crazy idea.
896	Our community leaders are reactionary and overly conservative, failing to have vision for the future. Our schools flounder, our state parks are not funded, the leaders go for the bucks without thinking about the impact on communities.
897	Our community schools
898	Our deplorable public schools and education program
899	Our education system
900	Our educational system is an embarrassment, particularly at K-12,
901	Our future depends on it
902	Our future is dependent upon our next generations be provided the opportunities that will allow them to become productive citizens growing our community and our economy. Stymying education at every turn only harms our future.
903	Our future needs to focus on training our youth in technology
904	Our good schools are good compared to other areas of Arizona - better than other states
905	Our graduation rates are atrocious. Our funding for education is too low. The beaurocracy of TUSD is ridiculous. Our youth are suffering from our legislative mistakes and our inability to identify creative solutions. We teach to the test instead of teaching them skills and abilities they will need post-graduation. It's a mess.
906	Our kids are our most precious resource and I believe that the public schools are failing
907	Our kids suffer when we don't
908	Our local schools aren't offering music, team sports, the arts - and companies are seeing this and it is impacting their decision as to whether or not they will locate here
909	Our poor education system promotes lower paying jobs and an inability to attract companies to relocate here.
910	Our priorities are a bit messed up when we cut kindergarten, GED, and higher Ed, yet cut taxes for the rich. This will be the one thing that can prevent us from really moving into the future and having an economic recovery.
911	Our public education
912	Our public schools leave a great deal to be desired compared to other large municipalities.
913	Our public schools suffer. I have direct contact with what goes on in schools and it is sad sad sad.
914	Our schools
915	Our schools are declining in quality. Good teachers are not respected and paid what they should be. Class sizes are unwieldy, dropout rates are too high, and student behavior inside and out of the classroom is getting out of control.
916	Our schools are not (K-12) very good
917	Our schools need to be adequately funded so that parents and other community members are not left to do the fund raising every year.
918	Our state legislature keeps cutting our kids education to fix their budget and is continually cutting services to the women and poor. I want my grandkids to get the same opportunities and education as I did in the Midwest. To be at the bottom of the barrel for education spending is horrendous. We are condemning future generations to poverty.
919	Our sub par commitment to public education at all levels leaves us with a work force that is not up to standard to attract new business
920	Our youth are dropping out of school left and right. These kids are at risk for having legal troubles and remaining on the welfare system. Many end up as teen parents and working at low-wage jobs.
921	Overall lack of involvement in education
922	Overcrowding in schools
923	PCC provides high quality education for those who go there
924	Parent and home involvement create an attitude that creates a healthy community
925	Parents don't get involved anymore - we need to compete with other countries, but how can we do that if some parents just don't care enough
926	Parents need to be involved and accountable
927	Park & rec & schools districts lack of shelter outdoors activities during the summer
928	Parks and schools are hidden inside neighborhoods
929	Parochial schools help with education
930	Parochial schools too expensive for poor people
931	Parochial schools want tax vouchers which drains money from public schools
932	Particularly given our state legislatures refusal to maintain educational support, even given our current dismal situation, we need to find innovative ways of improving our local schools with a special focus on K-12 education.
933	Pay now or pay later
934	Pay raises so teachers don't have to pay out of pocket
935	Pay teachers more and reward them for quality teaching. Provide incentives for children to learn.
936	Pay teachers more. If we are to have better education and better teachers we must pay them more.
937	People are resistant to learning to do the right thing. They have the perception that being restricted in any way is "Big Brother." People hate being told what to do
938	People from around the world come to see Vail
939	People shouldn't have to compete for a good education
940	People want to live higher, but we have to pay to get services up there (water, fire, police, schools, etc.) Money spent on going higher could be better used in the valley.
941	People with education leave when they might stay here and feel passionately about making Arizona great
942	People won't work for anything or come to Tucson if our schools are neglected
943	People would choose Tucson to raise their families, to retire, go to school, etc. Tucson would grow for the benefit of all, instead of just maintaining and for every 2000 people who move here each month, 2000 leave for example.
944	Perception of public education in Tucson
945	Personally difficult to teach science to hungry children while watching millions of dollars wasted on Rio Niente and Rainbow Bridge and corruption.
946	Physical education makes people learn better and be well-rounded
947	Pima county should not be in the business of providing urban services. Our schools should not be funded by State Land sales. Both systems work against our current economic base.
948	Place a priority on quality education for all children in Pima County.
949	Place more importance on education
950	Placing more importance on the solution
951	Planning and planning education
952	Pockets of apathy (example: elementary school)
953	Poor education
954	Poor education = low wages
955	Poor education structure makes it more difficult for younger people to be successful. If the 'fail,' then promotes 'bad' cycles and more crime.
956	Poor education system
957	Poor management of public education...
958	Poor planning, lack of foresight, wasteful use of funds, poorly run and outdated systems, rigid and out of date development regulations. Fresh ideas take forever to get agreement and even longer to move forward (Rio Nuevo is the perfect example of this). The city only gives attention to the people with the most money and approves things that are often not in our best interest as a community. We have run off really great talent over the years because of this. Our public school system is a disgrace.
959	Poor quality of K-12 education for entire community
960	Poor ranking in national stats leads to a long-term impact on economic stability
961	Poor schools
962	Poor schools get left out (lack of equality)
963	Pre-natal and minor child health affects education and trickles down - availability of good nutrition - have grant from feds for this (Improvement)
964	Pre-school opportunities for children
965	Preserve basic freedoms
966	Primary and secondary education
967	Primary education choices/quality
968	Primary/secondary education
969	Priorities of Education
970	Prioritize education
971	Prioritize quality education and make higher education accessible for low income.
972	Prioritizing education
973	Private and charter schools are the wave of the future, provide more choice for parents and students - and charter schools are available to all in the community regardless of income
974	Problem is at the state level
975	Produce the right spirit
976	Progressive educational institutions 1)UA 2)Civano (first green school and student-centered school in the nation featured in the Ellen show) 3) Vail academy and High School first LEED platinum K-12 science oriented school in the state
977	Promote classical education in the area.
978	Promotes cultural diversity and better education
979	Promotion of k-12 education funding
980	Provide more educational opportunities at little or no cost
981	Provide more information about programs
982	Provides funding for transportation, recreation, crime prevention, and the education system
983	Provides higher levels of education and employment
984	Provides spark � need good teachers
985	Provides upward mobility
986	Provokes thinking � offers challenge to status quo
987	Proximity to services, culture and education
988	Public Education
989	Public Education -50th state =(
990	Public Schools
991	Public ed funding cuts and the continued funding of unsuccessful charter schools are decimating our childrens' futures.
992	Public education
993	Public education "sucking," some students take classes at Pima for an easy A
994	Public education and lack of support by community
995	Public education doesn't prepare students for college
996	Public education much more support.
997	Public education needs to be better
998	Public education needs to be supported with real dollars by this community. It is the long term foundation of economic development.
999	Public education quality is very lacking
1000	Public education system - upgrade, excellence, higher standards
1001	Public education.
1002	Public investment in education
1003	Public school system
1004	Public school system under seige by charter schools; state legislature sucking the life out of Tucson.
1005	Public schools
1006	Public schools and charter schools
1007	Public schools and libraries should be a priority - there is nothing more important to our future than educating our children and finding ways to make learning possible for all members of our community. Instead of investing the bulk of our money in capital improvements or in private schools, we should be using public funds to promote good teaching, diverse educational and recreational programs and healthy environments for our children.
1008	Public schools are very poor
1009	Put more resources into education.
1010	Put more value on education
1011	Quality Education
1012	Quality education
1013	Quality education at U of A
1014	Quality education for k-12
1015	Quality education in all levels foster harmony, creativity and growth
1016	Quality education keeps and attracts talent to the region
1017	Quality educational system including elementry - University. Quality education enhances the community's ability to recruit good companies to want to live and work here.
1018	Quality medical care, a variety of university functions----educational, entertainment
1019	Quality of Education/ Poor school district administration
1020	Quality of TUSD education (primary - HS)
1021	Quality of education
1022	Quality of education.
1023	Quality of educational opportunities
1024	Quality of elementary and secondary education
1025	Question Posed by Participant: What is the long term impact of charter schools?
1026	Raise better citizens for a better society
1027	Raise conciousness as to the core causes of migration
1028	Raise education levels - stimulate the economy
1029	Raise schools standards
1030	Raise taxes on those who can afford it for schools
1031	Raise the bar, raise the pay, raise the community support and hopefully raise the outcomes
1032	Raise the consciousness of all that education does not come without its costs
1033	Raising the job opportunities through expanded educational training in order to expand the income opportunities of our residents and provide skilled labor to incoming higher wage employers is an important long term strategy that is generally agreed upon for our future growth. As many benefit we all benefit.
1034	Rather than accept the current state of education we need to be outraged and act. I'm speaking K- graduate school. We do not need to be at the bottom nationally. We can do better and we should. As a community we can set higher standards and look at alternative methods of funding.
1035	Re-develop closed public schools
1036	Recent tragedy at Safeway; tragic flow of weapons south to Mexico; risky freedom to buy, carry guns in public, schools.
1037	Recreation and educational amenities
1038	Redo our tax system to change the support for education and bring more of the unicorporated urban area into an incorporated area in order to improve our share of State tax revenue.
1039	Reduce crime - reduce crime by increasing jobs and better education
1040	Reductions in education at all levels and the declining quality due to increases in class sizes, reductions in course offerings, reductions in arts education, loss of qualified faculty at all levels creates a gap for our community which will be difficult to fill. Not investing in the future means we have no future. I have lived in AZ for 36 years. I want to remain but may follow my adult children to leave and never return because the short-sightedness of the priorities in our community may leave me no choice.
1041	Refocus on methods for public education (curriculum and standards)
1042	Reform public schools
1043	Relationship to less crime
1044	Remove electronic devices from kids at school.
1045	Remove political influence from up north of Iterstate 8.
1046	Research city
1047	Residents don't feel they have a voice - need to educate residents/H.S students to get involved and feel empowered
1048	Resources are limited for special learners and students with ADD etc.
1049	Respect/support for K-12 and higher education
1050	Rethink how geography affects where you go to public school
1051	Retirees should be brought into local schools and help teach - bring their experience (what will be the effect on pay rates for teachers?)
1052	Roads/education/curb development
1053	Sales tax for education was passed, but went into the general fund
1054	San Antonio - the riverwalk use to be where criminals went and they changed that image. Schools are worse here than in Texas. When I came to Arizona, I skipped from the 8th grade to 12th without having to think
1055	School
1056	School Authority
1057	School System
1058	School Teachers
1059	School and Education
1060	School choice (Charter and University High School)
1061	School clubs and organizations further community
1062	School district involves the whole community
1063	School districts are very important in choosing a home location
1064	School districts can't do it alone
1065	School districts could use more cooperation to plan for the future
1066	School education system
1067	School educational system
1068	School funds appear to be misused
1069	School need businesses and sponsors to help them with improving the schools by donating or working with schools for improvement.
1070	School resources need improvement/assistance
1071	School system
1072	School systems
1073	School-like best
1074	Schooling
1075	Schools
1076	Schools (ex..SSHS)
1077	Schools (private)
1078	Schools and University
1079	Schools and education
1080	Schools and education need more funding and support
1081	Schools are trying to become our churches
1082	Schools at all levels need improvement if we are to continue to hold on to families choosing to raise kids in Tucson.
1083	Schools at center of community is no longer valued � need to reverse it
1084	Schools have inconsistent teaching/grading standards
1085	Schools have so much impact on a community, it would be good for the community if we found ways to help them be more successful rather than just complaining that they aren't as good as we want them to be.
1086	Schools having health education in them
1087	Schools isolate children- they should be out in the community socializing
1088	Schools need more funding, K-12, higher education
1089	Schools need to be first class so the employees of companies that want to move here will have quality education for their children.
1090	Schools needs better equity
1091	Schools to learn english
1092	Schools we are proud of...
1093	Schools!
1094	Schools, for the most part, stink (insufficient)
1095	Schools, our small airport compared to others
1096	Schools, parks, recreation,public lands, universities, should all share knowlege and resources to support our K-12 system
1097	Schools/ property taxes
1098	Schools/higher wage jobs
1099	Schools/more involvement with families/teachers/admin
1100	Secure our borders from the violence and drugs. We should not have to fund medical aid, welfare and education on people who are not citizens of the US.
1101	Seems like there are few major employers here; seems like there is so much more opportunity in Phoenix. Also, if you look at a city like Pittsburgh, there are many more educational institutions. Why is there no private liberal arts college here?
1102	Seems there needs to be more emphasis on education from the students I've met doing tutoring
1103	Service industries are neccessary for support of the population but are not a good measure of economic growth and can be a liability as seen in the last economic downturn. Manufacturing products, research and technoligical innovation are stong measures of our economic condition and the city and county should go overboard to embrace these industries. However, no bright CEO is going to allow expansion into Tucson and have his employees settle for the third world education. Clearly this is another liability with this city. Why do most, if not all the doctors and professors at U of A and UMC have their children attend private schools or District 16? Education is important to them. Even Greg Byrne, in his short understanding of Tucson knew enough to stay away from TUSD.
1104	Shapes our future
1105	Should be taught in school more, so that kids, and adults, stop throwing trash on the streets, and in the parks.
1106	Since I had only 3 choices, I will discuss our schools. We have gone from TUSD being one of the biggest and best districts, to a district with failing schools, theft, vandalism, decay of infrastructures...I could go on, but I think you know what I'm talking about.
1107	Since I'm probably going to be here for a while, I would like to provide my children with a better education than is currently offered. I also shouldn't have to send my kids to charter school to get this for them. Being that my elder child is Autistic, there isn't a qualifying charter school available anyway. And I would like to know that the educators aides, even the subs, are qualified in helping these students.
1108	Since schools out here are good, people move out here. But the overcrowding takes away from the experience.
1109	Since the Loughlin killings, I would like our schools to undergo a violence prevention and teacher training to identify at risk youth.
1110	Sincere effort to educate the community about large employeer provide to the City of Tucson. Example: Davis Monthan does not just plane flying over our heads, Jobs, soldiers expending their money here by buying our products and eventually staying in Tucson.
1111	Small town environment and good schools
1112	Small town mentality, yet many educated and well-traveled people live here.
1113	Small town quality usually means,concerned citizens,community involvment in city government,neighborhoods and schools.
1114	Smart people are self-sufficient
1115	Smart people will improve society
1116	So students have more career choices
1117	Society does not want to invest $$ - won't raise taxes
1118	Some Charter schools should be shut down because they lack accountability and are not providing a high quality education
1119	Some of the charter schools are failures - but some are exceptional as well
1120	Some of them are really bad and hard to drive. I can't wait until they finish La Cholla. It takes me forever to get to and from school on the bus because of the roads.
1121	Some schools and areas are bad- those are the high crime areas
1122	Something is very wrong when teachers and programs are sacrificed but administrative salaries are outrageously high.
1123	Sound educational system
1124	Southern AZ could be a center for green tech, solar, education. I'm embarrassed by Raytheon and mass imprisonment of our own youth
1125	Spanish as a required second language in our schools.
1126	Specifically supporting our public schools by connecting with resources in the community private public partnerships, university, and $
1127	State + federal funding =good foundation
1128	State budgets are falling, we know... but isn't there a way to raise the expectations of parents and students in the TUSD? Vail seems to have a model that is working for them, are there lessons we can learn from them that would be applicable? Field trips to experience our environments and cultural spaces are cut, how will a kid know how fabulous Tucson is, if they never get to see it.
1129	State has to put more money to it - �we� value education
1130	Stop cutting back parks and rec classes
1131	Stop trying to indoctrinate children in the the liberal agenda, and actually teach them something which will help them drive the future economy. The free economy, not the Socialist/Communist one. Teach them Reading, Writing, Math, (true) Science and CRITICAL thinking... where they are presented opposing sides of an arguement, not just one.
1132	Stratigies for Business Development, Historical Preservation, Sustainable communities, Educational Programs and Conservation need to be priorities
1133	Strength of academics in public schools varies
1134	Strengthen all educational institutions in Pima County, from K-12 to Pima College to the UA.
1135	Strengthen education
1136	Strengthen public education
1137	Strong support from my Administration at this school.
1138	Stronger community education program about pedestrian travel laws, white cane laws and aniti-littering on the streets
1139	Stronger families
1140	Stronger minds frequently fuel a more progressive local community development. Schools are a key ingredient to the intellectual development of our next generation. Without this support, our community will lack in vision and progress. In turn, this will discourage those with positive energy from integrating into our community.
1141	Students act out if their attention isn't captured in a creative and interesting way
1142	Students leave school and even graduate with very low literacy rates. They want to go to college but either can't keep up and leave, or are destined to 'waste' their PELL grants on full loads of developmental courses that don't count towards their degree/certificate program. Students just aren't prepared for college level work. We need to bridge high school and adult education programs to get people into college who will succeed!
1143	Students need to be more connected to community issues
1144	Students that take this class are more likely to go to college.
1145	Success is dependent on this
1146	Sufficient education funding
1147	Summit View Elementary School
1148	Support academics just as much as sports.
1149	Support education
1150	Support financially our schools and teachers and promote education, physical education, and fine arts.
1151	Support for education is a key to having a vibrant economic future. Having an educated worforce is an economic driver and should be a high priority
1152	Support for education/educators
1153	Support for public education
1154	Support for schools/education
1155	Support of and investment in education
1156	Support of public schools
1157	Support public schools
1158	Support teachers so they stay
1159	Supporting education is good for business, not a waste of $$ -- encourage creative and critical thinking from our future business leaders, employees, and politicians...
1160	Supports older generation
1161	TUCSON 12 IS A RAH RAH TUCSON STATION THAT APPEARS TO BE A ZOO AN ENDLESS ZOO SUPPORTER. HOW ABOUT EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC REGARDING HOW OUR GOVERNMENT IS WORKING, ETC..
1162	TUSD and some huge school districts should be broken into smaller districts to allow for more hands-on management and bureaucracy
1163	TUSD doesn't know how to be good bureaucrats - not understanding the population they are serving - they don't understand how to use the data they have (they take teachers away from the primary needs area)
1164	TUSD in particular seems unreliable in providing quality education. With my two kids, we sent one to private school and the other to a district with open-enrollment. I know this is partly a state funding issue, but other districts seem to do better than TUSD with the same funding.
1165	TUSD is on of the worst school districts and should be split up
1166	TUSD is simply too large and completely mishandled. Bilingual studies have taken up far too much of the resources of TUSD for far too many years. Again, their plan is not working. I worked at the administrative offices of TUSD and was witness to the waste and duplication of work that takes place there. Discipline must be reinstated in our public schools. One only has to look to the success of private/parochial schools to see the value of discipline and proper management. Without exception these schools produce better results with much less money.
1167	TUSD needs to be broken into smaller Districts. They have to many highly paid Executives and the money does not filter down to where it could benefit the children and the community. It is sad to see what programs they continue to take away from the children and use that money to hire more highly paid adminstration. The children should be the top priority and instead of continuing to increase taxes they need to use the money to improve the education of our children
1168	TUSD, in my opinion, is a huge bloated mass that perpetuates its ineptness. We have lived here for over 40 years, and in spite of many good-hearted efforts to change TUSD, it remains a failure.
1169	Tax dollars . Arizona is so far down the list with educating our children Stop the waste.
1170	Tax property at sales � need to educate citizens
1171	Taxes are too low to support necessary education for our kids
1172	Teach the children something useful!! Again, I vote for education almost every time and yet the lack of basic knowledge and literacy skills is horrible. I can't help but feel I am throwing good money after bad. Our future is very much in doubt.
1173	Teach your children responsibility and compassion, and live them as an example to others
1174	Teacher Compensation
1175	Teacher and have kids in school
1176	Teacher's are supposed to inspire the American Dream when that very dream is now out of reach to them, especially new teachers. No pay raise in what looks to be a decade has taken the profession and turned it into a dead end job but hey... Tucson Values Teachers.
1177	Teachers are not paid well in poor areas
1178	Teachers make the difference � not just $$
1179	Teachers must be valued and education a priority. The economy will not improve if people leave to be where there are better schools, and government officials (like mayors and governors) who make education a priority
1180	Teachers think "oh well," there is teacher burnout, settling for low standards
1181	Technology not consistant in all schools.
1182	Technology saves lives and moves humanity forward
1183	That it is a university town/city. There are educational and social opportunities here that don't exist in other 1 million communities.
1184	That our children receive an excellent education and become upstanding memebers of a great community.
1185	That people would respect the houses and the school
1186	That some schools have fired all teachers/Staff/maintenance people (bad)
1187	That there are programs to learn english
1188	The 'excelling' Vail School District
1189	The Arizona State Legislature has become self-centered and intent on hurting public education and people who have so little. I would like to see a more positive, problem solving legislature.
1190	The Arts are being cut from Education. A City cannot thrive without the Arts.
1191	The Business and Chamber of Commerce need to stand up to the powers in the City and County and demand respect and mutual 'think tank' talks and ACTION on moving forward. Demand change in the State Legislature and Government to improve the State immage for small businesses, education, inovation, tourisim, and retiement. The commerce sector needs to stand up to the bullies and demand business friendly laws, regulations and incentives.
1192	The Educational Oppportunities
1193	The School Administration
1194	The Tucson education system is a failure, and it makes people with children think twice before moving to Tucson. Companies have a hard time recruiting.
1195	The U of A plays a key role in education, jobs creation, culture, entertainment and hope.
1196	The University offers so much to the community from continuing education, to preforming arts and athletics; many of which are comparable to professional offerings in other cities
1197	The UofA - higher education/motivation
1198	The UofA education
1199	The Vail school District is the best school district. Most of the schools are excelling and everyone there is nice
1200	The adult programs (classes)
1201	The attention on Phoenix vs. Tucson (in terms of culture, economy, education, etc.)
1202	The benefits of a living in a college town.....fine arts, sports, research, education, etc.
1203	The children are our future and they need to be prepared for a good quality of life. Thier increased capacity for selfcare decreases the load on future generatations for state welfare, health care, etc.
1204	The children are our future. Yet Arizona is ranked 50th in the funding of education.
1205	The children are the future. We cannot expect an education system that fails to acknowledge that our educators are professionals responsible for the education of our children.
1206	The children of today are the workforce of tomorrow. With high drop out rates and low attainment levels, we are shooting ourselves in the foot when it comes to improving our economy in the future.
1207	The city (and state) does not demonstrate that it values access and quality of education. While I love that the university is located in Tucson, the facility does not make it easy for working adults to get an education through night courses... and the lack and/or cost of parking in the area is a true drawback for fully experiencing what the university has to offer the area.
1208	The city needs to support education more strongly--- kindergarten to the U of A.
1209	The city of Tucson, including TUSD, is highly dysfunctional! As a result we are behind the curve in economic development, educational achievement standards, and overall progress when compared to other US cities/metro regions of our size. This is important to me because many aspects of our quality of life suffer as a result.
1210	The classes for adults such as english, and other programs like the YMCA
1211	The commute to work is too long. My wife's commute to kids schools is way too long. We want to move, but the economy has killed our ability to sell.
1212	The cost of education on a college level has risen to the point where getting any degree other than a business or engineering degree is illogical because there is no way anyone earning a living could pay the loans required. Having an educated population is necessary because the more educated the population the higher the level of econ development and the higher the level of econ development the more aesthetic the environment and the mroe exciting the city. This is improtant because I like pretty cities and think people should live in environments as impressive or more impressive than the surroundings.
1213	The county basically doesn't impact major decisions - as a voter, I resent that a small handfull of people are making decisions about growth. We have duplicate systems that don't coordinate or even appear to talk with each other. We have replicated functions which are difficult to even find in some cases. Our school systems don't EVEN coordinate calendars, and there is a true disregard for education on so many levels.
1214	The cultural scene of Tucson elevates us above 'cowpoke' status. I want the outdoor activities that Tucson is famous for, but I also want some of the 'high brow' entertainment and educational opportunities.
1215	The culture brings people here and is related to the education and economic environment
1216	The defunding of education by the State threatens to put higher education out of reach to those who need it most. K-12 education needs to innovate away from high-cost infrastructure and put more focus on applied learning that results in employment and the ability to support a family.
1217	The downsizing of large school districts to make them more managable; push dicision making down more into the schools rather than a school board micro managing.
1218	The education
1219	The education in az is the poorest in the country. we need to improve our schools in order to give our children a brighter future.
1220	The education is bad, and people don't want to move to areas with bad schools
1221	The education of our children is our long-term economic engine -- fuel it!
1222	The education programs
1223	The education system
1224	The education system (lack of support and funding)
1225	The education system across the valley needs to improve by demanding more from students.
1226	The education system in this community is a disaster. We have the least funding for education as a state than anywhere else in the country and it shows. Our students are being passed along into the next grade for which they are not prepared. Good teachers are being fired due to lack of funds and therefor classes are immensly too big. I will for sure not be raising my children here. Once I have children and they are at the age to enter school I will move to another state, if I haven't already.
1227	The education system is an embarrassment
1228	The education system.
1229	The education that tucson provides its students shapes (and limits) its future
1230	The education we offer is enormously lacking
1231	The educational opportunities and the cultural and intellectual richness that the UA brings to Tucson; UA sports; the tradition and beauty of the campus and the activity center (esp Main Gate) around it.
1232	The educational opportunities for young people.
1233	The educational opportunities provided for my children
1234	The educational system in Tucson is lacking, in funding and in expectations. I want my children to be encouraged to pursue courses of study beyond the bare minimum. I'm disgusted by the prevailing attitude that 'You only need _____ to get into college.'
1235	The educational system is the backbone of any community and will greatly impact the future of Tucson.
1236	The educational system needs improvement
1237	The educational system needs to be improved.
1238	The enjoyment of learning and keeping an open minded and educated community
1239	The environment is linked to childhood obesity. Kids can get out more, so can be more healthy. It's also tied to education, health, and tourism
1240	The fact that one needs to get in the car to go anywhere in Tucson is very unsustainable. The community needs education on mixed-use development and the idea of work, live, play and learn in place. Walkability also allows us to reduce our carbon footprint by minimizing the need to use an automobile
1241	The fact that so many people of different beliefs, different ethnicity, different educations, and different interests live, work and play in our city adds to the uniqueness of our city.
1242	The failure of TUSD to serve the children well
1243	The funding of charter schools needs to be addressed, they are unlicensed an unsupervised and take funding away from public schools. 32% of students transfer back from charter to public schools.
1244	The future economic strength of the Tucson region is critically dependent of quality educational systems. Although funding for schools is heavily dependent on State decisions, we need to work hard to create new educational opportunities and to build on those that seem to be the most successful.
1245	The future is our children and education is critical for their future success. It is also critical to the quality of growth in our region as it impacts attracting quality jobs to our area. I do not understand why we put such a low priority on K-12 education.
1246	The govenor and education
1247	The help and support the community provides and the greater opportunity provided here
1248	The high school maybe (too soon to tell) encourages thinking, open mindedness, happiness, personal growth
1249	The image of the elementary education system
1250	The intellectual stimulation
1251	The kids educational
1252	The lack of excellent public education for all is a serious detriment jobwise, politically, etc. The lack of public education, including much more adult education, is very discouraging.
1253	The lack of focus on strong public educational program
1254	The level of literacy
1255	The libraries here are great; it's the best kept secret of Tucson. They provide community education, information, literacy, gathering places, and multiple other activities
1256	The local schools in general, and TUSD in particular, are way behind the curve. It's not just lack of money/support from the Legislature - the scandalous handling of information systems shows that there has been a history of incompetence at the top.
1257	The loss of state funding for education has put the entire ecomony and health of the state at risk for failure.
1258	The low national rating of our schools is embarassing and says to the country that AZ doesn't value education. I would also form music education groups for school children.
1259	The major school districts have so much infighting and overpaid lame duck administrators that it reflects poorly to the rest of the country. It all trickles down onto the students who then perform poorly.
1260	The majority of our school districts are below the standards that I would like to see.
1261	The many educational opportunities
1262	The most important things are the economy, safety and education. If we improve our education system, we will improve the economy
1263	The opportunities to attend and/or participate in cultural, sport, and educational events are abundant at the University.
1264	The opportunity for classes, lectures, arts, theatre , dance, science,etc...the intellectual quality it brings to the city/region
1265	The overall quality level of the schools in Tucson is very poor. We need to put an emphasis on good teachers and stop throwing money down the same failed programs.
1266	The parks, the culture, and the schools
1267	The policies should reflect the importance that education is to us
1268	The positive is that we have a choice, the negative is that we have a choice (in regards to public/charter education)
1269	The public (and charter and private) schools in Tucson pale in comparison to the public schools in the town where I grew up. I'm not worried about how competative my kids will be relative to the other kids in their school. I'm more worried about whether they'll be competative with other kids around the country.
1270	The public education system
1271	The public education system doesn't provide or adhere to benchmarks- they pass students even if they don't master the fundamentals
1272	The public perception of our public schools is very negative. Public neighborhood schools are an important factor in community cohesiveness and civic involvement. We treat our public education poorly and it is reflected in low student achievement and lack of community cohesivness
1273	The public school education system
1274	The public school systems in Arizona are so very bad. We need to funnel more money into them.
1275	The public schools delivered for my kids - but there are two groups in the schools; the driven and the not so driven. How do we motivate all of them?
1276	The public system has to be strong
1277	The quaiity of education in Tucson must be outstanding and not mediocre. It also has to be balanced and broad. To atract talent we need to offer good education. I am very dissapointd with budget cuts in education. Discontinuing art and or physical education is a shame.
1278	The quality of education
1279	The school district is a disgrace, and leads to the unhealthy phenomenon of families moving out of the city to be in better school districts.
1280	The school districts in Arizona are among the lowest in the nation. More emphasis needs to be placed on education.
1281	The school system seems weak. I would like to know that we are investing in our children's education. Most high school students I see have difficulties with basic spelling... not a good sign.
1282	The school system.
1283	The school that my children go to is close to my house
1284	The school where my kids go
1285	The schools and education
1286	The schools are being asked to do so much with ever dwindling resources. It's neither fair nor wise.
1287	The schools are dismal. Teachers are poorly paid, not enough resources are invested and standards are too low. The norm should be what they are teaching in the G.A.T.E. program. The other children are being shortchanged. Arts, music and PE need to be daily activities.
1288	The schools don't produce graduates who can compete in the global work force
1289	The schools give good education to people, to help them with future careers
1290	The schools, and the bus system
1291	The single most important economic development issue in any community. The fact that Tucson is in Arizona makes this all the more important, and more difficult, to change.
1292	The speed of cars traveling near schools
1293	The state MUST make public education a priority and give necessary funding to our schools! It is essential that the curriculum teaches students to challenge themselves and aspire to higher ambitions, instead of continually teaching to the 'weakest links' in the classroom in order to pass the AIMS test. Arizona will crash and burn if our youth isn't prepared to assume responsibility for Arizona's future.
1294	The state does not invest in education - many people are unaware of issues. an uneducated population creates problems. many tucsonans are apathetic and do not get involved. government is run by special interests.
1295	The state is killing our public eduction. we need to take a stand
1296	The state legislature has made it clear they do not support education. if we are going to prepare our young people for tomorrows challenges, we need to commit to funding their learning throuhg local revenue streams
1297	The state's economic disaster has played havoc with residents and visitors enjoyment of the state - education and the highway rest stops come to mind.
1298	The support for public education in Tucson and AZ is sorely lacking.
1299	The teachers and school personel that I have come in contact with seem to care little about the children and more about politics and keeping their jobs. Authority figures have become less and less involved.
1300	The teachers only have so much time, and they can't commit as much to the students as is needed
1301	The thrive we must educate the next generation.
1302	The university is only one educational opportunity in Tucson. There are many parks and hiking trails. There are non-profit opportunities that allow sharing of knowledge and there is a large community of elders with wisdom to share.
1303	The value on education
1304	The variety in choices, the magnet programs and the diversity amoung the student population is great for me as a parent & teacher
1305	The very things I love most about our schools are getting shut down while experienced teachers are being laid off to cut expenses. There doesn't seem to be any thinking toward the future and the benefits of having top rated school districts - they bring in higher paying jobs and more educated adults while reducing crime rates.
1306	The young people have to know that we are there for them. The knowledge and the opportunities must be intorduced at the earliest age.
1307	The youth like City High School
1308	There are Christian schools for my grandkids
1309	There are many good teachers and students ,but what can we expect when we do not give them financial support. Our kids are our future leaders. We need smaller classes.
1310	There are many opportunities for education (UA, Pima Community College, etc.), the arts (opera, theatre, music, museums, etc.), and appreciation of nature (Sonora Desert Museum, Mt. Lemmon, Sabino Canyon, etc.).
1311	There are not enough teachers and class sizes are too large. Teachers are under paid and their salaries need to be competative to attract new people to the profession.
1312	There are pot holes, medians that aren't maintained, schools that can't afford textbooks ... yet the city spends millions on a rattlesnake bridge, a trolly car to no where, practically free rent to art groups and Rio Nuevo plans (where has all that money gone?)
1313	There are too many areas where Tucson is in the tip ten for the worst demographics and I would like to see us as the best in education for all, the best in lifestyle, the least in addiction - we were the 9th drunkest city in America this year, the best in the gap between the rich and poor instead of the worst, least juvenile arrest - we were #9 for the most, etc.
1314	There are too many laws and rules about not being able to touch/discipline students in the schools
1315	There are very education plans, and the communication between the students, teachers, and parents about directives are very good
1316	There is 7 support staff for every student
1317	There is a greater good to consider (ex: quality of schools can divide community)
1318	There is a huge amount of waste in education (time and money)
1319	There is a significant percentage of our populartion that can't speak english. Obviously spanish is the leading other language, but ther are others since Tucson has been a haven for immigratees. Many of these can't afford classes to learn English. I think there should be a system in place to help. In the long run it would mean that every document that is printed by the state need not nessiccarily be printed in BOTH English & Spanish and perhapse saving a few trees from the less paper waste.
1320	There is no longer recess because schools can't afford to pay recess attendants
1321	There is so much to do here. . . ways to interact with others, nature and to keep learning.
1322	There is some limitations to linguistic reasoning that isn't shared in mathematics, but mathematics is a horrible communication medium. Tufle, a writer, has developed a better system and he isn't alone in it
1323	There is such a discrepancy in the level of education our kids get. All kids should receive quality education no matter where they live or schools are located. We need motivated teachers!
1324	There must be something wrong with the education in Tucson, because people are just plain indifferent. This town is full of rude people who do not acknowledge you even if they run into you they are the ones who give you a dirty look.
1325	There should be equal job and education opportunities for all
1326	There's a large number of uneducated tucsonians; the school system needs to be revamped to motivate an increased number of graduating seniors
1327	These kids could benefit society - loss of human potential and services
1328	These things are important for the education of youth as well the simple enrichment of our daily lives
1329	They are important
1330	They do a great job of teaching my kids
1331	They lack the education and are influenced too much by an even less educated populace
1332	They need more health advertisements
1333	They require our taxes to go up because of hospital costs, education, food stamps, jail and prison costs, our children do not need to have illegals bring in drugs etc.
1334	They try to focus on children and education
1335	Think of grandchildren's education needs
1336	This applies to all of Arizona, but I have noticed the deficit of educational opportunities from certain schools over others because of schools being or not being located in wealthy regions.
1337	This area has rich cultural, educational and people opportunities within easy walking distance.
1338	This drives our economy and makes it an attractive place for investment
1339	This is a state wide issue, however Tucson's education profile and outlook is not very bright
1340	This is critically important to me since I evaluate teachers (in the past - in another state) eliminating poor quality teachers and keeping high quality teachers based on a carefully laid out standard or acceptable performance. Where are the administrators hired to make these judgements?
1341	This is personally important to me because I deeply am committed to education. It is the foundation which will help humans grow to be wonderful shining beings dedicated to human rights for all. I believe Tucson needs to raise taxes to support education - our future is at stake.
1342	This is the future of this state and country. Stop cutting taxes at the expense of our schools.
1343	This is the way of future whether we like it or not. Let's be at the forefront of this change. As people age, as young families struggle to provide for children, as educational facilities find ways to spend money effectively, energy is something
1344	This is what builds the leaders of tomorrow. I think high school and middle school education needs to be improved
1345	This makes my job a whole lot easier and more motivating for me, when I know my ideas and things I do matter.
1346	This needs to be a focus in every community, but Tucson has HUGE need for literacy development in every age group! We have too many children struggling and it's often related to their parents' struggles or lack of literacy. We need to support adult education programs in order to help support children's literacy, too!
1347	This should/could be my #1-- Lack of value of education
1348	This was partially a result of desegregation - anyone could go anywhere
1349	Though I do not have children yet, I would like to raise a family in Tucson. Given the deplorable education system that we have in AZ, I would like to see Tucson take the lead in improving the education system. We have several amazing schools that should serve as the basis for developing better TUSD schools. If I had children here now, I would choose to home school them.
1350	Though my family is in the early stages of raising children, we want them to have the best possible education. For that reason, we purposely moved to this area three years ago
1351	Through our garden project we reach out beyond ourselves to help others (Casa Maria soup kitchen uses what we grow), and we talk about issues of immigration, because for children to learn they need to be safe (stress and resulting cortisoids prevent learning)
1352	Ties back to snowbirds
1353	Tired of teachers getting picked on as if we are the source of the education problems. Parents need to expect more of the kids in the classroom both behavior wise and academically. Did they ever read to them?
1354	To better educate the parents about their children's needs
1355	To elect more even minded middle of the road politicians who are more intelligent. Have higher levels of education than most in office.
1356	To get a better education, private institutions are the only way to go. More support is needed for the improvement of public education.
1357	To get companies to move to Tucson we must improve education so that their are willing to come. Tax incentives work well for the company, but when high level employees refuse to move due to an inferior education system, we need to make appropriate changes.
1358	To learn english and obtain a better job
1359	To provide access to all areas would give those without transportation better opportunities for jobs and schools
1360	Today's children represent Tucson's future and we need to support the public school system so that they will be better prepared to become Tucson's leaders.
1361	Too many distractions for them and many never READ a book. Their self-gratification toys get in the way of their education and our State's improvement as future job sites and national ranking'
1362	Too many districts, poor instruction, low test scores. Difficult to get people to move here.
1363	Too many drop-outs
1364	Too many parents are letting their kids fail in school leading to them becoming poor citizens
1365	Too many young people do not have access to high quality learning opportunities outside the school day causing us to have higher drop out rates, higher obesity rates, and lower college graduation rates.
1366	Too much money is being spent on the wrong things. Make more use of Teach for America staff.
1367	Too much money is spent on frivolous things
1368	Took a wrong turn about 20 years ago when we began to eliminate small, local schools
1369	Top schools � University High School
1370	Traffic is a major issue, more $ needs to be put into limited access roadways and mass transit so people don't spend all their time commuting!!! and if the education system doesn't improve we are not going to have a city worth anything
1371	Tragic low levels of literacy coupled with poverty and weak education funding leads to crime and high needs for social services and taxes.
1372	Try to improve the education systemin Tucson,
1373	Tucson doesn't manufacture anything; import or export anything; ...Tucson has no business identity. Tucson needs to court businesses; train the unemployed for new jobs; offer training for those interested in career transitions or are on the verge of being down-sized or laid off; and create an identity for jobs and careers.
1374	Tucson has a high drop out rate and large number of people unable to speak and communicate in English.
1375	Tucson has many illiterate people who need help in becoming full participants in our city and country. I would like to see more help offered so as to include them in our society.
1376	Tucson has segregated itself partially because of bad schools or school districts. why can't we blow up TUSD and start over.
1377	Tucson has too many poor quality schools for our children. It is not uncommon for students to be unprepared for post-high school education. We refused to send our son to a public elementary, middle or high school. However, to ask more of teachers that are already doing more than their share without the financial support is unfair.
1378	Tucson is a great place for kids because of the activities and museums/places for us to take them. We also have an independent school (International School of Tucson) that our daughter goes to that we love.
1379	Tucson is vast and wide enough already. Fill in the mid-town areas that are under utilized and refill the public schools by investing in established neighborhoods and quit building seas of red roof tiles out in the boonies.
1380	Tucson needs a better educated and informed citizenry
1381	Tucson needs more job opportunities and this will require that the city be known for its educatd workforce.
1382	Tucson needs to annex areas that would have a positive financial and social impact. Too much of city has low income. This would add to city coffers and add important educational attainment average. More people would be interested in contributing their ideas to the city. I live in the foothills.
1383	Tucson needs to look to business and the people that live here to clean up their yards, Parks and old historical building. There is such a need to make Tucson look like a clean and beautiful place to live. First impressions are lasting and when you exsist the Interstate and all you see is trash and unkept houses it does not make for a good impression. This is something that a city could have as a compain for schools, business and the citizen of Tucson and it would show the pride that people have for their city.
1384	Tucson should get rid of open enrollment, hurts communities. Should make bad schools better schools
1385	Tucson will NEVER attract young families and/or new businesses with our current educational system. When I moved to Tucson in 1964, Rincon was the best high school in town and our 4 children received and excellent education and were well prepared for college. Now Rincon is the worst HS in town!
1386	Tucson will never flourish until it adequately values education at all levels and develops mechanisms to fund high quality public K-12 education, to support the community college system and to strengthen the funding base of the UA. If the state won't do this adequately, we in Pima County must figure out ways to do so.
1387	Tucson's overall success depends on business and economic growth. Without quality public education, that growth will be difficult if not impossible. I want to live in a city that has greater, not lesser, success in its foreseeable future.
1388	Tucson's public school system is very weak. There is not a lot of support for kids who need it. There is not nearly enough funding to make sure each child has what is needed at school to succeed.
1389	Tusd is a disaster... Should hAve been broken up long time ago. Approach to districts needs Revamping
1390	U of A, PCC and schools such as Catalina High School, University High School, and the Vail school system, although they are all now being starved to death. How we are to invest in a strong economic future for the region without supporting them, I do not know. Where will new jobs and trained employees come from.
1391	UA � brings people together / K-12
1392	US us falling behind other countries
1393	Uneducated people are more likely to be jobless, homeless, or criminals
1394	Unequal education - charter schools
1395	University / Higher education / Research
1396	University fosters innovation � take away education, take away innovation
1397	University of Arizona (education and the social aspect)
1398	University of Arizona - providing education and activities
1399	University, colleges, and schools
1400	Until now, Tucson has had a thriving higher education environment.
1401	UofA, Pima College, charter and private schools. An educated community is a healthy community
1402	Vail School District, Civano Community Schools
1403	Vail Schools
1404	Vail school system
1405	Vail schools
1406	Vail � best of the worst � education is failing
1407	Value a connection between kids with teachers. Missing from public schools because there are so many rules. We need parents to be invested
1408	Value for education-TUSD superintendent is a good new choice
1409	Value placed on education
1410	Variety of education opportunities
1411	Vastly improve K-12 education
1412	Violence in the streets
1413	Voting: We re-elect the same folks which means that there is no change
1414	WE were born to be free, think and learn Who we are and why we are here.Our education system is a disgrace design to keep the 'Drones' in ignorances so that they won't complain about their slavery...
1415	Want to get rid of cultural studies - tea partiers
1416	Wants to be able to have good conversations
1417	Water use (4. Education, 5. Crime, 6. Illegal Immigration)
1418	We all want good schools and safer neighborhoods. Groups of seniors may volunteer to take kids to the park after school, while parents work. Artists or actors could teach painting or read stories. Everyone has a gift.
1419	We are 49th in state education rankings
1420	We are 49th in the country in per capita spending, graduate 59% of our high school seniors, and pay our teachers at the bottom of the nation's pay scale. Need I say more!
1421	We are a Math Science shool and much of our technology is out dated. We need to represent what we are labelled as. This makes it very hard to keep up as Teachers when we do not have the access to things that are important for the classroom. Example Vail district laptops for all students..why do we not have this?
1422	We are a community of entreprenuers and as such, we do not seem to know how to work together to achieve common goals (like supporting schools, development plans, sports teams, etc.)
1423	We are an educated and professional population and we should act like it, we should raise our own 'bar' and that of our children, our workplace, our families and those around us
1424	We are blessed with low property taxes, but this affects our schools
1425	We are doing our children and our community a disservice by not educationing all children to their full potential, resulting in an untapped pool of skills, talents and, dare I say, genius.
1426	We are failing our children by not providing quality K-12 education. Today's children should have the same rich educational experience that most of us had as youngsters.
1427	We are last in most measures. But we have one of the top universities in the country. The university has the ability to attract business, the lower level education system turns them away. We have to do a better job of delivering eduaction with less central office cost and bureauracy.
1428	We are losing out children because our schools cann't take cre of their many needs. Either we put our money where our heart is, or we will lose.
1429	We are losing out on economic development because we have drop-outs who don't finish school. There has to be an educated workforce to attract employers. There is a need for greater emphasis on all levels of education
1430	We are nearly last in almost every indicator regarding education: per pupil spending, teacher pay, class size, graduation rates, extra curricular activities, and the list goes on. A community without strong schools is doomed to failure. I have made huge sacrifices in my career choices in order to send my kids to private school, as the public school options are so insufficient.
1431	We are one of the poorest cities. Only enhanced education can break that cycle
1432	We are the new Mississippi - 49th in education funding
1433	We are the worst funded education system in the country, yet our local public schools find a way to be in the middle of the states in their testing.
1434	We are way behind in our education. It is just not a priority and our kids are suffering.
1435	We can learn and understand more
1436	We can not attract industry or attract people here to expand our economy if our educational system is not improved.
1437	We can't be ready for future without basic education
1438	We can't eat our young any longer without risking everything that makes us strong. Teachers aren't the problem, parents aren't the problem, funding isn't the problem. EVERYTHING is a part of the problem. We need to work together and stop the finger pointing. I have two baby granddaughters. How are they going to be able to go to college?
1439	We could attract clean industries, highly skilled workers and healthy families if we vastly improved our K-12 and post high school educational systems. It can't be done with our present legislative thoughts in this State.
1440	We could have more educated people with good careers
1441	We do not have an adequate public school system.
1442	We don't value education at all levels
1443	We get well-informed in this school, more so than in others
1444	We have 5 grandchildren; 3 in elementary and 1 in middle school. We must be able to educate the future generations.
1445	We have a 7 year old (2nd grade) and 4 year old (pre-K). We came from Northern Virginia. Education was a priority for the community. So many cuts to our already struggling system. Title 1 School receive additional funding that our 'non-needy' school don't qualify for, but the current budget doesn't provide the schools the support, training teachers need.
1446	We have a choice to support and encourage education and all that goes with it or see our economy deteroiate along with the social fiber.
1447	We have a crisis developing in our community. Each year, a higher percentage of our high school students don't graduate or graduate and are not proficient enough to enter community college classes. We cannot compete if we don't educate and the educational commitment is not just schools but parents, too.
1448	We have a good university. Statistically, I understand most of the students in high-tech fields are foreign nationals. We need to change our high-school graduation standards to enable our children to move into these fields and therefore bring the technology and innovation back home and keep the jobs here. Maybe the state could create a program where students can work 18 months in community service and then get credit to attend university for free or at 25% fees.
1449	We have a lot of patience for children
1450	We have an interest in improving the education system in the region.
1451	We have both good schools and bad schools
1452	We have failing high school students
1453	We have no industry to create quality jobs, and we will continue to fail to draw industry until we provide a quality education system in this state.
1454	We have problems in our community with brain drain. People leave Tucson because they have little options educationally
1455	We have the highest property taxes ion the State, and bad roads, crime and schools.
1456	We have very few options when it comes to qulaity schools and education for our children
1457	We keep lowering education standards in public schools
1458	We love the hispanic and native roots of the area, the multicultural aspects of the area, the University and all the educational, arts and music opportunities in the area. We are not ones to come from somewhere else and want to make this just like where we came from! This is a vibrant area with a lot to offer and learn from. We also bought in a good school district for our daughter and am happy with the quality of the schools - who are doing so much with so little!!!!
1459	We moved here from Los Angeles in 1993; in Tucson everything is close, roads are in a grid pattern, you hardly ever have to get on the freeway unless you're going somewhere else. Work, school, shopping, etc. are all within a short drive or walk.
1460	We must do a better job of educating our children and a better job of preparing teachers to teach to the highest standards. I understand the economic situation and the situation in the state legislature. That does not excuse Tucson from moving ahead to make our schools the kind that make new business want to come here because the families can count on the best for their children from K-12.
1461	We must educate our children as they will solve the problems of the future and they must be competitive with those from other countries.
1462	We must improve our education system. Hire more quality teachers and pay them the salary they deserve. We cannot hire the best with low salaries. Our children spend more time in school than at home. Shouldn't we spend more money for teachers who care for them?
1463	We must invest in our children's education to ensure a strong future for the region. poor educational opportunities and an undereducated workforce does nothing to attract/keep businesses and investment in the region.
1464	We need BETTER education. Teach our kids work ethics. As a business owner, employees are the biggest nightmare.
1465	We need a stronger committment to Public Education
1466	We need an education system that values different abilities - dropping shop, PE, and other manual arts classes has failed many students
1467	We need community advisory boards - experts in the community that can help the schools
1468	We need consistent quality leadership to provide this type of education to Tucson's youth.
1469	We need more arts in the schools (we do have one of the best H.S. jazz bands in the country)
1470	We need more public art, science, ect museums to continue the education that our children are getting & to gain more tourism dollars.
1471	We need more teachers and counselors at school. I can't believe that we keep losing educators.
1472	We need to be a center of educational excellence with more Basis, San Miguel, Imago Dei schools. Our P-20 education needs to be a beacon & mecca which will then attract high knowledge, high value employers
1473	We need to be better educated as a city; this might attract more businesses with high-paying jobs.
1474	We need to be careful in Tucson and in Arizona --- we're losing our grip on education, and education is what's going to sustain us and make us all successful. It's what our future is about.
1475	We need to both educate and graduate our students
1476	We need to develop more holistic curriculum that teaches kindness, empathy as well more traditional subjects
1477	We need to educate our future workforce and political leaders
1478	We need to elect people to the AZ legislature who will stop bleeding the state of all that state government needs to do well. We need to support education, infrastructure, etc. and reform the tax code/rates to meet goals. Right now the state is an embarassment. It turns off investors and visitors.
1479	We need to increase the number of free or reduced price recreational programs for youth. We need more centers where youth can hang out after school. The facilities need to stay open late. The facilities need to provide the following resources: jobs, educational activities, sports, sex and health education.
1480	We need to make education a priority--make it higher quality, and make it accessible to all no matter income or documentation status
1481	We need to retain the fabulous teachers we do have. They are working under such dismal circumstances. They keep getting reduced and stricken down. We tell them that they are doing the most important job but yet don't supply them with the tools. They are continuing to get more children in their classes but they don't get any compensation for their hard work. Wrong!
1482	We need to rethink about who is in charge of our children everday. The gangs and drugs
1483	We need to try and have every kid graduate from high School. I don't understand why so many kids are failing. This is shameful.
1484	We need to work on our public education in order to make this a place attractive to companies with high-paying wages. We should not be going after call-centers and other unskilled, low paying companies. We should be going after optics, high-tech companies. They require a skilled work force, however. If that means slashing administrator jobs in order to pay teachers better, closing some schools in order to focus energy, money on a more select set of schools: do it! Focus on teachers, the kids, and BASICS that are now counted as frivolous extras to be cut: art, music, languages, P.E. I had a first class public education here from 1st through 12th grade, one that sent me to Stanford, Oxford and Harvard Universities. I worry that our public schools will not serve my children nearly as well. Also, we need to partner better with the U of A. It has been--and should remain a driving force here. Let's work on keeping more of its graduates as the loyal and proud business, entrepreneurial, and artistic engines that drive and shape this town. At the moment, I fear that the UA is more interested in its proposed medical campus in Phx than it is in its home base campus here in Tucson.
1485	We need well educated young people to fill the jobs of the future. Drop outs cannot provide for themselves, let alone finance social security for their elders.
1486	We need young leaders that can prioritize education
1487	We put up with mediocre effort from the TUSD. We can do better.
1488	We really need to educate our children better and offer a good learning environment for them. It is important to me because I have grandchildren in the school district.
1489	We recently moved here from another state and the education system is terrible. The teachers are great but the resources that should be available to the teachers, school administrators and so forth is pitiful. I have considered moving because of this issue.
1490	We seem to shoot down any suggested improvements (transportation, downtown, spring training, Rio Nuevo, re-structuring govt., new industry) instead of working together to forge compromises and solutions. It's almost like we can't trust each other or just like to say 'no'. Business and neighborhood interests really all want the same thing: jobs, quality of life, strong health and education systems. Nothing can improve without change, so let's all work together.
1491	We should attract retired scientists to come to Tucson to work with local kids as teachers and mentors
1492	We should support charter schools
1493	We should talk to our children more, explain, teach and just be there for them
1494	We take a certain pride in being educated and we value education. We are painfully aware that there is a disparity in how well educated our citizens are, but we do seem to want to provide quality educational experiences for all and we tend to appreciate smart people as opposed to being fearful of them. I value facts and feel that our decisions are better when we are informed.
1495	We value and want our children to have a good education
1496	We vote people into office that don't value education - that's why we are 49th or 50th in the country in education funding
1497	We want the best for our children
1498	We want to keep Tucson a place that offers good jobs so we don't lose talent. If we offer good jobs, good school a vibrant downtown and acces to teh art, Tucson can be a great place to stay.
1499	We want to retire here and have education
1500	We will grow our intelligence, creativity and original thinkers, human growth and development
1501	We won't attract businesses or quality employees - we need a good education base
1502	We're seriously lacking in quality education and in our abilty to generate a qualified labor force for the future.
1503	We've heard it over and over...a better educated populace will make a better city. What will unite us in our quest for a better place to live? Educate everyone and instill the power of knowledge in all our citizens. This can lead to more proactive debates and a more compassionate constituency.
1504	What people / voters want
1505	When I do functions or events, always have strong support of TUSD Admin and Mayor Walk up, as well as surrounding schools in our community.
1506	When I moved here in 1979 I began 7th grade in the Fall. Several of my classes were repeats of my 6th grade year back East. We were 49th in Education then and haven't improved much if at all in all these years.
1507	When I was in school, we were 49th in the nation. I don't know where we are now, but I know that TUSD has given everyone in Rincon pink slips and I am not sure that is the best approach for helping our children get the best education.
1508	When relocation people look at water, schools, parks, and employment
1509	When the best and the brightest start to leave the community, you have a brain drain
1510	When the state stepped in mandating so called, 'state standards,' which reinforce rote memorization over true critical thinking and problem solving, the quality of our educational system rapidly declined in the region. Public education was meant to serve the needs of the local community. I want to see our communities demand their rightful control over the education of their children. We should allow teachers to motivate children through their natural curiosity, not through the threat of 'state testing.' Clearly, the latter has failed miserably, for it reflects a mentality of the 20th century, and fails to prepare our children for the challenges of the 21st century. This is personally important as I see more and more people finishing high school and being unable to think through basic problems. Forcing teachers to teaching to a test rather than to approach situations with rational thinking and problem solving strategies produce citizens who are inflexible, unimaginative, and ill-prepared to function successfully in a dynamic, ever-changing reality. I want my old age to be spent in a country of innovative thinkers, not in a nation of automatons unable to express themselves or creatively face new situations with a multiplicity of perspectives.
1511	When we speak of educators and politicians, we shouldn't generalize. Remember that they are people too.
1512	While the colleges are good, the rest of the schools are awful. If you want a good education for your kids, you have to send them to private school. More money needs to be spent on education.
1513	While there are exemplary school districts in the region, the majority of public education is sub-par. For the community to excel, we must get serious about fixing the schools.
1514	While we say we support education, it seems as if there is an adversarial approach. My husband works extremely hard and long hours as a public high school teacher for poor pay and no job security. The assumptions made about apathy and ineptness of all teachers due to a few poor examples is galling. Also, a lot of misinformation based on national discussions about unions in some states leave people with the impression that Tucson teachers are equally protected, which they are not.
1515	While working in elementary schools, I was blown away that much more than half of the parents drove their children to school. It is ridiculous and makes for a dangerous & congested parking lot. If parents could be convinced that their child could safely arrive at school on a bike, they would be much more likely to allow and trust their child to arrive by their own power. --Maybe the parents would go too! We all know about the awful health of many students. Just think how much better it could be if we could create more ways to encourage kids to be active, like telling them they can be independent and get themselves where they need/want to be on their own. It's almost as good as driving because you are totally in charge, even if you are only 8.
1516	Why does Vail have such a better school system than Tucson?
1517	Wide difference in schoold set up (example: some don't have enough money for computers, autoshop only for juniors and seniors. School gardens dedicated to drive-by shooting victims
1518	With a family it is critical to have free/cheap entertainment, especially if it is educational, so I love that there is so much diverse nature to explore.
1519	With places like the library, the Drawing Studio, Literacy volunteers and the Desert Museum there are always opportunities to continue learning. No matter what age, what interests there are ways to engage the mind. This doesn't even count the quality educational opportunities at the University and Pima College. These educational institutions contribute to a culture of learning and a place with interesting people and ideas.
1520	With the decrease in activities at schools it is becoming more important to provide an outlet and space to play and relax in a safe environment.
1521	Without a better educational system, citizens as well as businesses cannot keep up with other regions of the country.
1522	Without a nice climate, there is no good reason to live in Tucson. Doing business in this town is full of complicated/contradictory bureaucracy and is expensive. The public schools have become a detrimental environment for our youth. Compensation for the employed has not kept up with the inflation of housing, health care, food, etc.
1523	Without a quality public school system new companies with high paying jobs won't come here and items 1 and 2 will never change
1524	Without good schools, students don't get good education
1525	You can find many ethnic restaurants, many local restaurants and different backgrounds around teh university and the schools. The worls is as big as we want it to be and Tucson needs to be able to offer a picture of the whole world to all generations
1526	You lose a generation of kids
1527	You miss out on diversity when you go to a better school (culture, value, different morals)
1528	You shouldn't have to work so hard at getting your children a good education
1529	Young families and good jobs need to be backed by
1530	Young people are our future and we need to educate them better so that they learn how to evaluate, analyse, and solve community, national, and world problems.
1531	Younger generation currently has a distorted worldview and they will be adults/leaders in the future
1532	Youth need better role models, educators, opportunity, and MONEY!!!!
1533	Youth need better schools (systematically)
1534	Youth need more funding for school activities