I get a weekly newsletter called Cashing in on Kids, a spin off of In the Public Interest, that provides a digest of news stories about for-profit schools. 684 more words
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Richard Cory
I chanced across this poem by Edward Arlington Robinson a few hours after I’d given my presentation on social mobility and social justice to the University of London Careers Group. 108 more words
Education counts, but so does the family
The report on social mobility issued today https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/917278/The_long_shadow_of_deprivation_-_differences_in_opportunities_across_England.pdf raises a number of interesting questions. Most are not new, but they are none the worse for restating. 529 more words
The US NEEDS More People to Prosper, But If the US WANTS More People Parents Need More Help
Journalis Matt Yglesias invariably writes thought provoking essays and his recent NYMagazine piece, “The Case for Adding 672 Million More Americans” certainly hits that standard! 1,139 more words
Moving beyond social mobility: Why career guidance needs to be more than a zero sum game
I’ve just given a presentation to the Careers Group Digital Festival of Research. In it I discuss the relationship between career guidance and social mobility and make the argument that we need to move on to a new kind of thinking about social justice. 11 more words
Peter Greene Wonders: What IS Biden’s Position on Public Education?
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In this Forbes article pro-public education advocate Peter Greene describes the dilemma those of us in his camp face in this election. We clearly cannot afford another minute of Betsy DeVos but neither do we want to see a reprise of the misbegotten Obama-Duncan test and punish regime. 326 more words
"Critical Race Theory" and the Banning of the 1619 Curriculum: New GOP Memes Intended to Draw Attention Away from their Core Message of White Supremacy
Two news stories that emerged over Labor Day weekend illustrate how the GOP intends to run the campaign for 2020, and it will not be a pretty picture. 451 more words
