The politics of education platforms
Steve Diamond is right: the public pronouncements of sweeping education approaches are all about a “battle for the soul of Barack Obama on education policy.” That is true whether you’re talking about the Bolder Approach announcement Monday, a Klein-Sharpton alliance that will be announced today, or what have you. (Ed in ’08 counts, though it […]
The costs of layoffs
It looks like faculty at USF are “getting off” lightly in terms of layoffs by almost any measure. I have some questions remaining about the choices available to my institution, but the position of faculty here is better than USF staff and better than those who work in other sectors hit hard by the recession. […]