Today's editorial gives details on three school bonds worth passing in the region for Central Unified, Kerman Unified and West Hills Community College District. Among the many benefits, Central's assessment will provide funds for a third high school, fast-growing Kerman Unified will be able to add an elementary school and West Hills will be able to add improvements to the northern third of the district, a portion that has been very eager in past elections to add to its educational choices. To read more, click here.

One of the best benefits of passing school bonds expeditiously is that the schools become eligible for millions in state matching funds and when they do not pass, well, guess what? That money goes elsewhere. No children are more deserving than those in the Valley. The bonds require a supermajority of 55% to pass.

I got a call this morning from a grumbly property owner concerned that renters will vote for a tax on his property. If you are a property owner, nothing makes your property values go up faster than being in a great school district. When families move to the area, it's the first thing they look at when choosing a location for their new home.