> How do you define a "good school"? I was responding to it in whatever sense you used it originally. But since you ask, a safe, inclusive environment that m

> How do you define a "good school"? I was responding to it in whatever sense you used it originally. But since you ask, a safe, inclusive environment that maximizes the inherent learning potential of the broadest number of its students. I know full well that is heavily influenced by the resources of the students before they set foot in the door - it's unconscionable that we have children relying on schools for meals, that we require schools to function as trauma intervention centers for children who have experienced severe violence in their homes or communities[1] - but that's the society we've built. To change that will require a significant injection of resources to the communities that are disadvantaged this way - whether they are in South Central LA or Appalachia. 1. A trained trauma psychologist can add $100k to the budget of a school per year. "Good schools" don't need that kind of person on staff.