Mayors, Schools and Cities

Mayor Daley discussed cities and schools focusing on initiatives in his hometown of Chicago. Mayor Daley is the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and his major goal is to involve mayors of urban areas to improve their public schools. The mayor said he pictured a day when families chose to stay in cities instead of moving out to suburbs and a day when the public schools were able to provide superior college training. Mayor Daley said public officials must devote their energies to this end. Following his prepared remarks, Mayor Daley answered questions from the audience.