A Good Deal.

Via the PEN NewsBlast, the Chicago Tribune reports on efforts in Chicago to introduce a residential school in the district. Having recently toured the SEED school in D.C., I’m encouraged to hear that the idea of a residential public school is spreading. Though, as the article points out, the price tag is a big deterrent—the SEED school’s planned Maryland school will apparently have a price tag of $34,000 per student.

But considering that the annual cost of incarcerating a juvenile offender in Illinois tops $70,000—not to mention the economic benefits of having well-educated, productive citizens—that starts to seem like a pretty good deal.