How to reform schools

In light of some changes at MPUSD (namely, new principals and what not) I've been having an interesting conversation with some parents and employees who shall remain anonymous about what works for schools. One of the parents seems frustrated with the system as a whole, and I found a column that tells me she's not alone. These days, everyone seems frustrated with how efforts to reform schools seem to go nowhere.

Two very good points that Peter Schrag makes in his column: "In a state that now ranks in the bottom ten nationwide in school spending, and among the lowest in the ratio of teachers, counselors, nurses and librarians per pupil there’s a long list of suspects."

There's a saying people toss around "don't throw money at a problem." Money, however, does fix a lot of problems.