Children of the foreign-born are compared to the children of white, native-born parents on measures of school attendence, continuance, completion, retardation rates, and on the basis of sex ratios. Lastly, the Southern Italians and Russian Jews are considered. (Author/SM)

Four sets of issues as they relate to the city of Chicago during the late 19th and early 20th centuries are examined: race and the liberal agenda, the role of academics in public policy, the organization of teachers, and the ambiguities of progressive policy. (RM)