The latest on the Mexican American Studies program audit
March 19, 2011
by David Safier The ADE put out a Media Release about the Steve Gallon III situation — hiring an ex-superintendent who is barred from being connected with education in New Jersey to determine the MAS program's legality. Gallon is officially off the team. Cambium Learning Group assured ADE that Dr. Gallon is not and has
An Aggressive Defense of Teachers
March 19, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This guy and I agree: "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is: if you ask for it then I have to let you have it." The Most Aggressive Defense Of Teachers You’ll Hear This Year | MoveOn.Org: The guy who asked teacher Taylor Mali, “What do you make?” at
Biden: Unions ‘keeping the barbarians from the gate’
March 19, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Right on, Joe! Joe Biden's a long-time union backer, and Huffington Post reports Vice President Biden Fires Up Union Activists: Organized Labor Keeps 'Barbarians From The Gate' (AUDIO): WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden gave the Obama administration's most forceful statement of solidarity with organized labor in its current battles around the nation
Steve Gallon removed from Mexican American Studies audit, but the costly audit continues
March 18, 2011
by David Safier Steve Gallon III, who was supposed to be part of an audit of Mexican American Studies to determine if it complies with A.R.S. § 15-112 has been removed, or has removed himself (You say po-tay-to, I say po-tah-to) because of his checkered past. That's a good thing. And having an audit to
Congrats to Linda Valdez, Laurie Roberts of the Republic
March 18, 2011
by David Safier Two Republic reporters won awards and a bit of cash from the Scripps Howard Foundation honoring the best journalism of 2010. Linda Valdez of The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, receives $10,000 and the Walker Stone Award for editorials that made a case for comprehensive immigration reform as anti-immigration fever erupted in Arizona. [Category:
Judge halts Wisconsin collective bargaining law
March 18, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The first round in court goes to the challengers of the coup d'etat in Wisconsin. The Milwauklee Journal-Sentinal reports Dane County judge halts collective bargaining law: Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi issued a temporary restraining order Friday, barring the publication of a controversial new law that would sharply curtail collective bargaining
Story about Steve Gallon, Mexican American Studies auditor, makes the Star
March 18, 2011
by David Safier I'm encouraged to see a story in the Star about Steve Gallon III, who is was being sent by Cambium Learning Group to audit the Mexican American Studies program to determine if it complies with A.R.S. § 15-112. The Save Ethnic Studies Defense Fund complained, rightly, about Gallon's questionable moral and ethical
Save A Life Saturday: Free CPR Training Classes
March 18, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Free CPR Training Classes: WHAT: Gabrielle Giffords Honorary Save-a-Life Saturday, a nationwide event honoring Giffords. American Red Cross instructors will teach CPR and first aid skills. WHEN: Saturday, at various times beginning at 9 a.m. WHERE: Six locations across Southern Arizona, in Tucson, Green Valley, Nogales, Sierra Vista and Douglas. COST: Free.
