According to my anecdotal research, one simple explanation for this (and similar spending in Chicago and LA, without great outcomes) is in part: Our schools do social work. That staff to student ratio has grown in all of those districts, but the average class size has also grown. Meaning, those new staff are often administrators, special educators, counselors, and social workers. In big cities, we've heavily defunded our social safety net, and pushed the work onto schools.

@LAPublicLibrary hooked me up with the next @UpperMiddlePod read. #Marvista branch.