The Digital Guilded Age
Move over Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Vanderbilt, the new tech giants are hear to start a new age of unchecked growth and inequality. Just like their 20th Century counterparts, a favorable tax environment coupled with a disregard for the environment (social and natural) is back in style:
Dismantling Public Education in Ohio
“Ohio GOP threatens to cut school funding, calling spending 'unsustainable'” 5 News Cleveland
Genuinely perplexed at the mental gymnastics state lawmakers must do when addressing education in Ohio:
Put in place an unconstitutional funding scheme for K-12 education.
Complain that public schools are failing . . .
Chipping Away at the Wall Between Church and State
The Case Against Vouchers
Dr. Josh Cowen of Michigan State University author of The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers. A special thanks to my former colleague Dr. Thomas Shipka for recommending this interview.
Processing the 2024 Election
I am still trying to process the elections. Normally if I say to someone I am porcessing something it is strictly an intellectual thing. But I have to admit that there is a good amount of emotional processing going on as well. The two are of course inextricably linked: the anger, frustrations, bewilderment I feel is due in large measure to my . . .
What will Education Look Like Under a Trump Presidency
(from Ohio Capital Journal)
Trump won the presidency. What does that mean for education?
by Shauneen Miranda, Ohio Capital Journal
November 6, 2024
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s return to the presidency could set the stage for sweeping changes in U.S. education policy.
Throughout his campaign, Trump has vowed to “save American education,” . . .
