Laurie Myer is the Arts Education Coordinator for the Arts Council for Monterey County. Her work placing professional artists in in classrooms brings her in regular contact with school administrators. The schools are aware that arts education improves both the quality of education and results on standardized tests. The greatest problem is money. California is last in supporting arts for its youth. Laurie has a solution. Buy arts license plates. That could carry us from worst to first. Less