The solidarity of public banking (and an invite)
I was asked by a caucus in NYC-DSA to write a position paper on municipal banking, a quick note arguing in its favor. Then it turned out they didn’t need it,...
Herb
In interviews about my book, a question I get asked a lot is how I got into school finance. The asker usually has an inflection like “what the heck are you...
Learning among the elements
The writer and organizer Nia Evans got in touch with me recently to talk about an amazing report she was working on with PEER: a student-centered analysis of...
"Against Dumbocracy and Education"
A few cool things about our newish podcast Budget Committee! We’re taking requests to look into school district budget kerfuffles and so some political...
For the rev
Schools need money, they’re gonna need money, and we’re in a polycrisis of fascism-climate-tech dislocation that makes money seemingly scarce. I keep getting...
The teaching of public finance
I teach classes in education finance, both PK-12 and higher education. It’s not an easy subject to teach, particularly if you’re not really down with...
Marx for Education Today
I’m an academic and one thing academics do is put together edited volumes. These are books where different people have written chapters on a theme. I’ve...
Having kids in too late capitalism
We had a second kid recently and I was on baby duty this summer, taking some much needed time off to be with the little five month old, and as I walked...
m.p.l.s
An organizer in Minneapolis wrote to me over the summer saying that a few people there were reading my book as part of a campaign, along with socialist and...
NPQ
Back in July, the Non-profit Quarterly interviewed me about my book and the politics of school finance generally. I’m send that interview along today....
Notes on international municipal socialist finance (part 2)
This part 2 of my notes on international municipal socialist finance. Part 1 was last week, this week is the last section on taxes. Taxes One can’t avoid...
Notes on international municipal socialist finance (part 1)
REMINDER: We’re doing a live recording of our new podcast Budget Committee on 9/6 at 10am at Daley Plaza in Chicago. Come on out! Sign up here! *** I’ve been...
Misuse?
I recently gave a lecture to the University of Essex’s Management and Marketing Seminar through their Business School, organized by philosopher Rodrigo...
Budget Committee! Live in Chicago!
Big announcement: I’ll be going live with my co-host Derek Gottlieb in Chicago, Sunday Sept. 6th at 10am in Daley Plaza. Fill out this form if you can come!...
Review in Dissent
Dissent magazine is really great. It’s got thoughtful stuff for the left and it’s been around for seventy years. It’s summer issue is all about the 250th...
Budget committee! First three episodes!
new podcast The podcast I started with Derek Gottlieb is officially out. Check out that link for where to follow and listen to us, whether it’s spotify,...
Announcing: Budget Committee!
I’ve been taking requests on tiktok to look into school district budget kerfuffles for a few years. They get a surprising amount of attention, I think...
Zet Forward
This week, I’m sending along an interview I did with Seton Hall University Library’s podcast, Zet Forward. Talking with Gerry Shea was great and I actually...
X Marx the spot (remarx)
Back in April, I was discussant on a panel called “Marx, Education, Today.” This week I’m sending along my comments, or remarx, lol. *** The Meaning of...
The Place of Structure and its Education
At the recent Philosophy of Education Society annual meeting, I responded to a paper about the concept of place in education. I’m including that response...