Public schools need state money and will get less of it, not more, with declining student population. The drugs and crime thing is a done deal, at least for th

Public schools need state money and will get less of it, not more, with declining student population. The drugs and crime thing is a done deal, at least for the next generation or two. There were too many civil rights issues that artificially suppressed crime in the United States over the past 30+ years. Just look at stop and frisk in NYC -- that isn't happening again. Consider where we are now, all of the "bad" stuff you see in regards to crime, drug use, and homelessness has occurred during one of the longest economic expansions and lowest unemployment rates in US history. The blue collar labor market never was this tight. Maybe high unemployment and a terrible economy will reduce crime, drug use, and homelessness, but that would be a surprise to any prognosticators.