It may be tempting to jump on the "all taxes are bad taxes" bandwagon and not vote "yes" to support the Highline Schools. However, we have already seen the devastation to education in our state that this way of thinking as created.

Please consider these two sentences taken from the "Highline Highlights," Jan. 2011:

"State funding does not fully cover the costs of educating students to today's standards; and with recent state cuts, schools depend on levy funding for basic education. Levy failure would mean reductions in staff and programs that would impact student learning."

How could we as parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles not support education and thus the well-being of our children, their future and the future of our community? Please vote "Yes" and mail your ballot no later than Feb. 8.

Rachael Levine
Burien