The Politics of Failure

The College Guide blog posted a piece discussing the politics of failure - essentially big talk from the Department of Education about the need for change, with little follow through. I posted the following comment on the blog:

Easy to say, difficult to do. The higher education community is vehemently opposed to change and uses its strong lobby and political allies to wage a war whenever it feels threatened. Its stance is understandable, as it has a pretty sweet going for it: tons of money flowing in from the taxpayers with very little interference. As Mrs. Spellings said, the college's attitude is "give us the money and leave us alone".