Schools a success! Productivity is up!
November 5, 2009
by David Safier Stop the presses, and stop bad mouthing public schools. Our graduates are so well trained, productivity just jumped almost 10%! What's that? You say there's no direct connection between schooling and productivity? Then why was everyone trashing me and my fellow teachers in the 80s when productivity was down? If it was
President Obama welcomes the endorsement of AARP and AMA for House health care reform bill
November 5, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy (The video is quirky) President Obama made brief remarks to reporters in the White House Briefing Room, following the AARP and AMA's endorsements of the health care reform bill. Obama: AARP's Support On Health Care Is 'No Small Endorsement': Obama
TABOR initiatives defeated in Maine and Washington
November 5, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A h/t to Flounder for a comment he posted earlier, "I think one of the biggest takeaways of the elections last night are that the right-wings TABOR Amendments failed in Maine and Washington." During the Special Session this past summer, the Accidental Governor and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Russell Pearce agreed
“Education Inc., Part II” — Imagine Schools under the microscope
November 5, 2009
by David SafierI've been out of town, so I haven't written about the second and third installments of the Fort Wayne, Indiana, Journal Gazette's series on Imagine Schools: Education Inc. This is about Part II, It's 'Our school, not theirs,' which is a doozy. The glue in this installment is the email Imagine CEO Dennis
The Accidental Governor to announce she will run for governor
November 5, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Accidental Governor will find that succession to office is so much easier than election to office. Jan Brewer will announce today that she intends to run for governor in 2010. Apparently she believes that gross incompetence and abject failure are to be rewarded. The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports: Gov.
DOE News Flash: Ethnic Studies doesn’t boost achievement! (Maybe)
November 4, 2009
by David Safier Man, Tom Horne has spent a lot of Ed Supe time and Dept of Ed money trying to knock down Tucson's Ethnic Studies programs. Who knows how much time he's wasted and how many miles he's logged traveling to Tucson just to hold press conferences trashing the program. And now he's wasted
Musings on the election
November 4, 2009
by David SafierThe bloggers' code (which I had to swear to uphold before they'd teach me the secret handshake) requires me to air my inexpert opinions about Tuesday's elections. Here they are, for what they're worth. Republicans earned bragging rights. They picked themselves up from the 2008 losses and scored some significant wins around the
Tucson Election Unofficial Results
November 4, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The updated numbers are now in for the City of Tucson election. As of 13:43:36 on November 4, 2009. with 100% of precincts reporting, here are the unofficial results: City Council Ward 3 Karin Uhlich (D) 30,350 47.22% Ben Buehler-Garcia (R) 29,906 46.53% Mary DeCamp (G) 3,928 6.11% City Council
