Friday, November 18, 2016

Three Ways a Trump Presidency Could Be Good for American Education

Dr. Jason Margolis, Professor of Education; Chair, Department of Instruction and Leadership in Education at Duquesne University; and Lebo Citizens reader has published this commentary in Teachers College Record titled, "Now What, Professor? Three Ways a Trump Presidency Could Be Good for American Education."

Now What, Professor? Three Ways a Trump Presidency Could Be Good for American Education by Jason Margolis — November 14, 2016

This commentary outlines three related ways that a Trump presidency could be very good for American education and how education professors can play a more important role in educational improvement.

As I write this, just hours after Donald Trump was declared president-elect of the United States, my social media feeds are lighting up with despair. Many of my friends and colleagues across the country on Facebook, Twitter, and blogs are expressing deep anxiety, shock, and anger at the outcome of the election.

But these electoral results are what they are. The question is: Now what, professor? In this commentary, I will outline three related ways that a Trump presidency could be very good for American education and how education professors can play a more important role in educational improvement.

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