There is little doubt that when schools reopen in the era of the new normal, funds for public education will be in even tighter supply. The competition for students and resources has meant that public schools have had to cut their budgets, lay off teachers, increase their class sizes, and eliminate electives. In the zero-sum game, students and teachers in regular public schools, which enroll between 80 and 90 percent of all students, suffer grievous harm. Qualifications for PresidentSince I was a young child, I remember hearing comments that government and public schools should be run like a business. Yet knowledge of and sensitivity to the importance of healthcare, education, science and the environment is tied to the importance of civic involvement.