Ian Hancock's Public Library

And how can anyone deny the sense of collective efficacy at play this past March, when hundreds of California high school students, responding to text messages, walked out of school to protest budget cuts made by the school board that very morning? Students, particularly angered over the 50 percent cut to the sports programs, gathered at the high school and walked to the district offices carrying hastily prepared protest signs.

Ultimately, the students were invited to meet with school officials to discuss the possibility of initiating a ballot issue to raise funds for the sports program.

And how can anyone deny the sense of collective efficacy at play this past March, when hundreds of California high school students, responding to text messages, walked out of school to protest budget cuts made by the school board that very morning? Students, particularly angered over the 50 percent cut to the sports programs, gathered at the high school and walked to the district offices carrying hastily prepared protest signs.

Ultimately, the students were invited to meet with school officials to discuss the possibility of initiating a ballot issue to raise funds for the sports program.