Meanwhile, where I live, schools don't even have fields, gyms, or kitchens because there's not enough room on the lot. Urban vs suburban design constraints are just really large.
I'd like to see more exploration of school designs for urban environments.
Can we make the schools taller? Does that need better stairways and maybe escalators? What are the implications? Older kids on the upper floors so the littler ones don't have to climb stairs as much?
Can we put fields on the roof?
How can we be more efficient with services? Can we combine schools and public libraries? Rec centers?
Growing up in a good suburbanish school system myself, it's pretty depressing to see what passes for elementary schools in some cities.