On Mondays and Fridays in early May, nearly 18,000 children-the equivalent of all the elementary students in suburban Glencoe, Wilmette, Glenview, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Deerfield, Highland Park and Evanston-are assigned to classes with no teacher.
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (ed. Broadway Books, 2012) - ISBN: 9780770436667