Joaquin Miller Elementary here in Burbank has been named a California Distinguished School for 2008, after a rigorous, months-long application and assessment process. Read the Burbank Leader article here. This is huge -- now all of Burbank's elementary, middle and high schools have received the award at one time or another. This is another reason that Burbank rocks as a community and a good place to live. For you folks without children (and I'm one), a community with good schools is still a preferred place to live because good schools tend to keep an area, its housing stock, and values more stable.
