Though Proposition 174, the school voucher initiative on the Nov. 2 California ballot, is expected to lose, it is "just the first shot over the bow," in an issue that won't go away, says Patricia Gandara, a UC Davis education professor. She believes the initiative on the ballot lacks accountability and would only exacerbate problems of inequity in the state's schools. The measure does nothing to equalize children's opportunities in school, and in fact, would continue to polarize California communities further. The schools would become even more segregated along ideological and socio-economic lines under such an initiative, setting a dangerous precedent, Gandara says. Instead, she says, efforts are needed to bring different communities together through the schools. Still, privatization of schools -- using public funds to pay for anything from extracurricular classes to academic tuition vouchers -- is the broader issue likely to be focused on after the election, Gandara says.