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Common Good Chair Calls for Washington to 'Restructure'
Writing in the December 19th issue of the Wall Street Journal, Common Good Chair Philip K. Howard argues that it’s not only Detroit that needs ‘a complete restructuring,’ but also Washington itself. “Removing the shackles of outmoded law," writes Howard, "will unleash untold resources and human energy.”
Stuart Taylor on Life Without Lawyers
Stuart Taylor provides an early review in National Journal Magazine of Philip K. Howard’s forthcoming book, Life Without Lawyers, which is due out in January 2009. The book, Taylor writes, “makes a powerful case that unless leaders from outside the world of politics overpower the entrenched special interests that dominate both major political parties, even Barack Obama will have little chance of transforming Washington – and no chance at all of fixing our schools, health care, or stultifying legal culture.”
Common Good Chair and President Address Education Conferences
Philip K. Howard recently gave a general session address at the Education Law Association’s 54th Annual Conference held in San Antonio, TX. The theme of the event was “Relevance and Reform: Building the Bridge Between Theory and Practice.” A week beforehand, Common Good President Janet Corcoran participated in Teach For America’s inaugural New York City Alumni Summit where she spoke on “the numerous ways [TFA] alumni can use politics as an influential lever in closing the achievement gap.” |