Indiana paper warns of Arizona-like tax credits
September 15, 2009
by David SafierIn another example of the benefits that can come from good investigative journalism, Fort Wayne's Journal Gazette published an editorial today using the East Valley Trib's articles on Arizona's tuition tax credit abuses as a warning for Indiana. Indiana just passed a tuition tax credit law. It's only $2.5 million, a drop in
Peeking Into Charter Schools: Imagine Schools
September 14, 2009
by David Safier “It’s our school as much as anyone else’s school. We’ve made it very clear that if you don’t trust us, don’t start with us, because we are there forever. It’s very difficult to unwind this marriage, and it was meant to be that way.”Dennis Bakke, founder, President and CEO of Imagine Schools
Star suckered by G.I. once again
September 14, 2009
by David SafierIt's just too hard to resist. Easy to read stats and charts, easy to understand conclusions, a bit of punch to the results. The Goldwater Institute should be in marketing, not think-tanking. Oh, wait, that's right. It is. Last Thursday I showed the methodological weaknesses of two G.I. studies that "conclude" private schools
Documentary, “Fatally Flawed,” to play at Loft
September 13, 2009
by David Safier For those of you who are fans and/or followers of the election integrity efforts to look into the RTA election results, the film, Fatally Flawed, is a must see. It will be playing at The Loft Wednesday, September 16, 7pm. The director is J.T. Waldon, a local documentarian. He and his crew
Cindy McCain: compassionate (about migraines) conservative
September 13, 2009
by David SafierHow typically conservative is this? Cindy McCain, wife of U.S. Senator John McCain, today announced she would work to raise awareness of migraine among the public and health professionals and pledged to take her message to leaders in Washington to increase funding for research into migraines, a condition that affects some 36 million
Fool’s Gold: Online education for adults, K-12 — what’s the diff?
September 12, 2009
by David SafierThis isn't a big deal and I planned to ignore it, but it's been rankling me for the last few days, so it's worth a little time and a few pixels to vent. Once again, the Goldwater Institute has put out one of its emails that begins from the conclusion it wants to
Bizarre story
September 11, 2009
by David SafierThis from Dawn Teo who writes frequently on Huffington Post. PHOENIX, AZ — The 26-year-old President of the Maricopa County Community Colleges (MCCC) governing board and staunch Christian conservative activist, Colleen Clark (R), admitted this week that she was arrested for drunken driving in July. According to the police report, Clark was so
