Steve Jobs, Proud to Be Nonunion

I just Dugg this story from Wired that talks about Steve Jobs' position on school reform. The writer's left-wing rant holds some water, but hidden in his diatribe is his agreement that the current structure of teachers unions does not help our education system. Yes,  public schools are indeed a reflection of the socio-economic realities of their communities. Yes, Steve Jobs is right about the fact that unions hamper the ability to recruit and retain the highest-quality educators.

I don't know much about Steve Jobs' other political or economics views. Given his Silicon Valley roots, I bet he and the Wired writer are on more common ground than the article would suggest. As for me, I'm now one step closer to actually considering a Mac for my next computer.