by Jeff Bryant | Jul 8, 2016 | Blog, Education, Election 2016
Although education policy has not been a prominent issue in the current presidential race, the Democratic Party's platform gives the subject some of its just due with a fairly extensive treatment. In the current draft, which will be finalized on June 8 and 9, there...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog, Education
This Friday, a crowd expected to reach into the thousands will throng the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to listen to prominent voices in the progressive movement, such as Rev. William Barber II, address the nation about an issue of critical concern for our...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 6, 2016 | Education, Election 2016
The persistence of the political coalition around Bernie Sanders has nudged Hillary Clinton toward a more progressive position on ensuring that working-class students can attend college debt-free. Clinton announced on Wednesday changes to her college affordability...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 29, 2016 | Education
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has gotten some well-deserved rebukes for the limited college-debt relief plan she unveiled Tuesday in Denver for graduates who start new businesses. "If Clinton wants to give away money to people who will eventually...
by Jeff Bryant | Jun 23, 2016 | Blog, Education
Recently New York Times columnist Frank Bruni lodged a complaint about college students who "have come to act as customers" in the higher education system. He argues that because many colleges now feature rich amenities – from sushi bars to water parks – and...
by Jeff Bryant | Jun 17, 2016 | Blog, Education
Scott Gilpin works in advertising, so he's used to dealing with people in the promotions business. He's just not used to seeing them operating a local public school. Gilpin lives in Denver, where he grew up, graduated from high school and now has two children enrolled...
