Abstract

Let us start with a Chicago story. Recently it was announced that the Chicago Public School System, which services some 435,000 students, will have iis budger cut next year by $600 million. This will require, among other things, increasing class sizes in the elementary schools to thirty five students, and making major cuts in non-varsity sports, kindergartens, after-school programs, summer programs, and magnet, Montessori and gifted schools