Mastergoody's message is exactly what I was about to say. I too can do absolutely nothing with this game except move people around.
I would like to add another couple of things. Although, in settings, I am set to windowed rather than full screen, I only get full screen. If I have to use the PC for anything else, which I constantly do, I have to exit the whole game and go back to start, because I cannot minimiize the window. I try to save the game, but all that it saves are the options (class size etc) and it goes back to the 5 minute march of the matchstick men at the beginning.