Signs of the Times

This billboard spectacularly illustrates an accelerating trend in schools: an increasing incivility between institutions and a dog-eat-dog competitive environment.A veteran head of school told me last week that a nearby competitor had poached a tough-to-replace science teacher with a sweet compensation offer even after the teacher had signed a contract. The game is changing in education and the playing field is looking more and more like the for-profit world. Time to toughen up.