Randy Turner from Money In America speaks with education policy analyst, James Golsan,at the Texas Public Policy Foundation about the state of education in the U.S. James joined the Foundation’s Center for Education Policy in October 2010 and contributes to the following issues: K-12 education growth; higher education spending; and increasing spending transparency across academia. Prior to joining the Foundation, James completed his Master’s of Arts degree in English at Texas Tech University. Recently, his article, “The Detective as Superhero: A Note on Robert Parker’s Spenser”, was published in the Spring 2010 edition of South Central Review Journal for Literary Criticism. After completing high school in Bryan, TX, James received his B.S. in Radio-Television-Film and his B.A. in English at the University of Texas at Austin. James currently resides in Austin, and enjoys sports, live music, and writing in his free time. -------------- Area of expertise: education - specifically higher education, although K-12 is part of his research agenda.