Bill Taylor, 1931 – 2010 � The Quick and the Ed

Bill Taylor, 1931 – 2010 � The Quick and the Ed

Bill Taylor, 1931 – 2010

by Kevin Carey

For those who want to learn more about education reform advocate and civil rights legend Bill Taylor,this fascinating interview is a good place to start. Taylor led a remarkable life, highlights of which included collaborating with Thurgood Marshall to write the NAACP’s brief in the historic Little Rock Central High School case in 1958 and working with Martin Luther King when both were young men–Taylor 24, King 27. Many people would call that a career, but Taylor stayed with the cause of educational equality throughout his life, becoming a staunch advocate of equitable funding, standards and

Hastings and the Kagan Nomination

by Kevin Carey

My take, at the Chronicle of Higher Education.