Beware the New "Education Sector"
Over the years, Kevin Carey and I have had our tussles, most recently over whether some of his recent stances on education reform were too faithful to a business model, which I called " neoliberal. " But throughout it all, I have remained a fan of both Kevin and his shop, Education Sector, since both are known for asking hard, data-driven questions about whether higher education is meeting the needs of students from disadvantaged families. So I am extremely disappointed to see that Education Sector has been hijacked by the conservative Right, and now clearly represents the interests of business elites, pushing free-market principles on all of education. Kevin, to his credit, is getting the hell out of there, moving to the New America Foundation , accompanied by his talented colleagues Stephen Burd, Amy Laintinan, and Rachel Fishman. Within a few days the change at Education Sector will be complete. The leadership includes several consultants to the Romney camp...