Bill Gates and his plutocratic pals of the Billionaire Boys Club have successfully planted and nurtured the self-serving myth there is a huge talent shortage among American workers. This myth has been fed, of course, by corporations looking to drive down wages by creating an oversupply of college graduates, and it has been promulgated by […]
October jobs report from #bls on #education
November 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
Once again, not much of a game changer on the October jobs report, the last before this election. Pundits on either side will spin this in whichever way that suits their interests. Although, I am somewhat relieved that the picture is mixed to positive. Of course, everything here is about education and I noticed that […]
Too soon: Gates or Jobs on #education?
October 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Alex Russo asks who did more for education: Gates or Jobs? Let me stop you right there. That’s not the question we should be asking. Then again, he’s been quoted as virulently anti-union (PCWorld) and there’s no Apple or Jobs Foundation giving billions to help poor kids or fix public education (see here). Those who dislike the […]
The School-to-Workforce Pipeline: At Least it isn’t Prison
Have you applied for a job online recently? I’m sure that at least some of the 12.3 million unemployed Americans have. Thank goodness for the Internet, right? Instead of “pounding the pavement,” as my mother used to call it, you can just click your way through a dozen job applications online each day. It sounds […]