Sunday, December 31, 2006

The Elimination of San Francisco's Middle Class

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:
Like any city, San Francisco has its downside -- it is losing its middle class and its children. The number of kids in schools has declined from 93,000 in 1968 to 54,500 now, according to Supervisor Ed Jew, who was elected from the Sunset District last fall on a platform of trying to hold on to families and small businesses.
Blue City values.Check out the headline of the story from the Chronicle,don't you think they could have picked a better headline? No word yet from the education lobby on why some areas of the country don't need more schools.