Peter Wood is President of the National Association of Scholars. This past February he began examining, in a series of meaty blog posts, the eight major components of President Obama's plans for higher education. I just came across the series yesterday, and simply had to read it all in just two sittings. Wood builds his case well -- he shows how the President's seemingly disparate actions are actually of a piece, each bolstering the other, and each reinforcing an ambitious long-term vision of higher education. If you are wondering how on earth the federal government's takeover of the … [Read more...] about Obama’s Higher-Education Agenda