Tomorrow’s news
Looks like the Aspen Institute’s NCLB commission will be presenting its recommendations tomorrow in a live webcast, though I’m not sure if the 9:30 a.m. start time is EST or MST. Update: In the comments, Aspen Institute staff note that the starting time is 9:30 a.m. Eastern time, right at the end of a class for […]
Speaking of college presidents…
It looks as though my alma mater, Haverford College, is about to pick its next leader. One brother-in-law teased me years ago that “Haverford” is what comes out of a drunken Harvard student’s mouth when asked where she or he attends, but there really isn’t a link between the announcement from Harvard yesterday and an […]
Grand coalitions in education?
Alexander Russo asserts today, If SEIU and Wal-Mart Can Do It, Education Can, Too. The argument, in brief: If the interests of SEIU and Wal-Mart allowed both to push for decoupling employment and health care, then is there another grand coalition out there involving teachers unions and education? First, a bit of background: SEIU’s members and […]