First time a president (Obama) and his spouse, and vice president (Biden) and spouse are all higher education teachers…

Tthe Obamas and the Bidens have collected decades of experience at colleges and universities. Mr. Obama taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 until 2004, when he took office in the U.S. Senate. His wife, Michelle, has worked in the administration at the same university and is on leave from her job as vice president for community and external affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals.

The Bidens also have spent considerable time in post secondary education. For the past 17 years, Mr. Biden has taught as an adjunct professor at the Widener University School of Law. His wife, Jill, is an English instructor at Delaware Technical and Community College’s Stanton-Wilmington campus.

Will we see innovation in education come from the USA because of this? Not any more than usual. But look for a government that is run like a grad school: where there will be plenty of involved discussions. Then again, in Obama’s speeches in the run up to the election, he said he would like to see more innovation and creativity, and that’s not just for the energy sector, either.