LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: SCHOOL SUPPORT IS INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE

To the editor:

My wife and I have two children in their 40s. Each one has a master's degree. We always support quality education by voting for anything that will maintain or improve the current educational system. According to the voting records, only 29 percent of the voters in the Jackson School District voted on the two school bond-related issues in the last election. I would guess a majority of that 29 percent were most likely people whose children were no longer in the school system. If that is not true, then I am surprised that more parents with children currently in school aren't interested enough in the educational system to cast a vote one way or the other.

The need will only become more critical as time goes on. Due to inflation, it will cost more when the voters finally vote in favor of the issues. The September issue of Reader's Digest said the Texas Board of Education looked at 300 textbook submissions from 35 publishers and found more than 1,000 errors. The errors ranged from misspellings to science experiments that didn't work. We need to be able to pay enough to keep quality teachers who will make sure the students get a quality education in spite of inaccurate textbooks.

JAMES HOCHBERGER

Jackson, Mo.