I’m baaack!
September 21, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: My recent absence from posting on Blog for Arizona was due to my taking an extended leave of absence to be with a dying family member in hospice care, and to assist my family with funeral arrangements and burial, and to wind up the estate. Family always comes first. It has been
Tuition tax credit task force meeting
September 21, 2009
by David SafierThe task force on tuition tax credits met in Phoenix this morning. I was only able to catch the last 20 minutes of the 2 hour session. (Actually I was in front of my computer the whole time with the video viewer up but didn't know I had to hit the button again
Online education helps juvenile inmates graduate
September 19, 2009
by David SafierOnline education is still looking for its niche. This may be one area where it makes more sense than straight classroom schooling. [Six] teenage inmates were the first to graduate from Maricopa County Jail's high-school program with a diploma, as opposed to a GED certificate, and are believed to be the first juvenile
Charter Association files 2 “funding equity” lawsuits
September 19, 2009
by David SafierAccording to the Trib, Two separate lawsuits were filed Wednesday arguing Arizona’s system to fund public education is "unequitable" and "unconstitutional." The first suit claims charter schools receive less money per student than traditional public schools. The second claims some school districts get less money than other districts. My guess? The suit about
I’ll see your Tuition Tax Credit Committee and . . .
September 19, 2009
by David SafierLooks like the state R legislators are getting religion (snarks permissable in comments section). After the Dems set up a task force to look into tuition tax credits and STOs, the Rs wanted one of their own. House Speaker Kirk Adams on Thursday announced the formation of the Private School Tuition Tax Credit
Imagine Schools and charter school “ownership”
September 17, 2009
by David SafierIn September, 2008, Dennis Bakke, founder, President and CEO of Imagine Schools, sent an email to all his School Developers, National Principals and Regional Directors as well as some other individuals connected with the company. He made it clear that, when it comes to the relationship of an Imagine School to its students,
Parents get angry, active at Las Vegas Imagine School
September 17, 2009
by David SafierIt looks like parents who have children at 100 Academy are organizing on their own in preparation for tonight's board meeting (see post below). Some of them put together a newsletter. Based on the choice of language, which can get pretty strong at times, this is a genuine parent effort, not something created
Tensions continue to rise at Las Vegas Imagine School
September 17, 2009
by David SafierTuesday I posted about 100 Academy, a charter school in Las Vegas run by Imagine Schools. There have been financial, management and education problems at the school since it opened in 2006, and most of them point back to Virginia based Imagine Schools, a for profit company with over 70 schools across the
