Not Really a Custom Job
Low rates of job placement and retention for job training programs have been common. In some cases, success is so rare that no one bothers to compute the rates anymore.
Blame game
Frederick Douglass Re-Emerging as American Icon
We could learn much today from this 19th-century historical figure.
It‘s good to be the king
Time to Step Up
How large is the pile of unpaid bills new Gov. Pat McCrory and the state legislature have inherited? My lowball estimate is $72 billion.
Give and take
Work Is What Works
Politicians don’t lead their communities to prosperity by making it easier for people who lose jobs to remain on public assistance in perpetuity.
Education Cuts: Facts Trump Fiction
In their first year at the helm, Republican legislators increased education spending, made slight reductions in the number of teaching positions, and maintained class sizes in most grades.
Forbidden fruit
Conflicting Ideas About the GOP’s Future
Another presidential loss has Republicans thinking about the steps their party needs to take to return to the winning column.