The city schools and communities of San Diego must join together to meet the needs of one of the world's most technologically advanced and culturally diverse states in America. Educational planning must account for the particular needs of disadvantaged students. Recommendations are the following: (1) build a new school-community coalition to support the long-term excellence of the educational system, based on mutual responsibility and measurable goals; (2) initiate pilot schools to experiment with new approaches and organizations that help all students attain productive futures; (3) integrate technology into every classroom and school administrative office to enhance teaching, learning, and managing; (4) take advantage of the city's unique location as an international gateway to Latin America and the Pacific Rim by encouraging all students, beginning in the primary grades, to learn a second language in addition to English and to better understand world cultures; and (5) aggressively pursue a stable, independent, and increased funding base for public education. Appendices contain the following: (1) demographic projections; (2) specific suggestions for community involvement with the schools; (3) the Report of the Task Force on Technology in the Schools of the Future; and (4) examples of school restructuring experiments. A selected bibliography is also included. (FMW)