Commentary
Commentary
9.15.2008
The market meltdown and the public schools
Michael J. PetrilliIt's hard not to be shaken by the financial news emanating from Wall Street these days. I can't help but wish I'd studied more economics in college (or that I'd sold our house and started renting a few years ago). But I also can't help but wish that dysfunctional urban school systems could experience some of the "market discipline" that Lehman Brothers is enjoying right now.
Commentary
9.15.2008
Re: Education Secretary Watch: Who will lead 400 Maryland Avenue?
Michael J. PetrilliAbout this post , several smart reporters have written in to ask, don't I know that Arne Duncan will be the pick as Secretary of Education if Barack Obama is elected president?