P.L. Thomas is an associate professor of education at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.
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P. L. Thomas is an associate professor of education at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Thomas taught high-school English in rural South Carolina before going into teacher education. He is currently a column editor for English Journal and series editor for Critical Literacy Teaching Series: Challenging Authors and Genres. His newest book is Ignoring Poverty in the U.S.: The Corporate Takeover of Public Education. Follow his work on his personal site.
Governors and presidents are no better suited to run schools than they are to run construction sites, and it's time our education system reflected that fact.