Automation and careers
Readers of this blog know I worry a lot about how we are preparing our kids for the economy of the past, not the economy
David Cameron on education
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Life Chances speech which we highlighted in our last post includes recommendations on education. Cameron, once again, lays out an
A speech worth reading
Terrific speech by British Prime Minister David Cameron on poverty. You can read/view it here. Highly recommended! Cameron––who heads the Conservative Party––lays out a comprehensive
Low performing Detroit charters continued
There continues to be a widespread belief that low student achievement in places like Detroit have little to do with the quality of the schools.
What skilled trades jobs actually pay
THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED. YOU CAN FIND THE UPDATE HERE. As readers of this blog know I have been skeptical of the claims about
GE to Boston, ConAgra to Chicago
For years we have used the following quote from Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine, to describe what increasingly drives state and local economic growth:
