Paul Fain
@paulfain.bsky.social
Journalist covering connections between education and work. Author of The Job newsletter, co-founder of Work Shift.
I'm opposed to people who demean the work of others, particularly when they know nothing about those jobs. It's wrong and lame -- end stop.
February 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I'm opposed to people who demean the work of others, particularly when they know nothing about those jobs. It's wrong and lame -- end stop.
Thank you! We've been struggling with what to prioritize in our reporting. Has felt like the funding/agency cuts were the story the last couple weeks. But that means other coverage is on hold. Catch you soon.
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thank you! We've been struggling with what to prioritize in our reporting. Has felt like the funding/agency cuts were the story the last couple weeks. But that means other coverage is on hold. Catch you soon.
Indeed. But do they know as much about automation as he does?
December 13, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Indeed. But do they know as much about automation as he does?
Here's an example from earlier this year: theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/putting-th...
Putting The "If" In "Enrollment Cliff"
Academic administrators are being prescribed Ponzi austerity by consultants who work for EdTech investors to solve a hypothetical demographic "crisis" with unsettling racist dog whistles.
theamericanvandal.substack.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Here's an example from earlier this year: theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/putting-th...
Grotesque. And way more of an issue on here than I'd have thought/hoped.
December 5, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Grotesque. And way more of an issue on here than I'd have thought/hoped.
That's the WSJ editorial page on Linda Chavez-DeRemer's nomination for labor secretary.
workshift.org/federal-poli...
workshift.org/federal-poli...
Labor Secretary Nomination Turns Heads on Both Sides of the Aisle
Also, legislation to update the federal workforce system has new legs, and Trump's nominee for Education Secretary backs apprenticeship and short-term Pell.
workshift.org
November 26, 2024 at 5:19 PM
That's the WSJ editorial page on Linda Chavez-DeRemer's nomination for labor secretary.
workshift.org/federal-poli...
workshift.org/federal-poli...
On Granville Road. I had no idea the chain had expanded out of TX.
November 25, 2024 at 2:09 PM
On Granville Road. I had no idea the chain had expanded out of TX.