The Big Con
I’m reading the new book from New Republic senior editor Jonathan Chait, The Big Con. It’s really good, describing how “American politics has been hijacked by a tiny coterie of right-wing economic...
View ArticleIs an Adequacy Perfect Storm Brewing?
Last week, the Superior Court in my home state of Washington ruled that the state’s finance system was unconstitutional. The court concluded that the current finance system perennial underfunds a basic...
View ArticleLoan Subsidies for Higher Ed; Why Not Pre-K?
New York City Mayoral Candidate Christine Quinn’s championship of a pilot program to offer low-interest child care loans to middle and upper-middle income New Yorkers has drawn some coverage this...
View ArticleTrading a Percentage of Tomorrow’s Pay for Today’s Tuition, Four Ways It...
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Congressman Tom Petri (R-Wisconsin) last week introduced the Investing in Student Success Act to encourage the development of Income Share Agreements (ISAs). Writing...
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