Subprime testing, balloon payment scoring and NCLB
by David Safier Obama's Ed Sec said over 80% of schools could miss their AYP (adequate yearly progress) this year, up from 37% last year. Advertisement Does that mean schools are getting worse? In a word, no. It's all about balloon payment NCLB scoring. No Child Left Behind set a target starting in 2002 of … Read more
Jan Brewer’s ‘states rights’ nod to insurrectionist secessionists
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A defiant Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer told Southeast Valley business and political leaders on Wednesday that she would press her campaign against "an over-reaching federal government" until the feds back off. Spend too much time with the Alaska Disasta over the weekend? Governor Brewer brings 'federalism' message to Mesa: Brewer also struck … Read more
Robert Reich: Governor Walker’s Coup D’Etat
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich writing at his blog, Robert Reich (Governor Walker's Coup D'Etat): Governor Scott Walker and his Wisconsin senate Republicans have laid bare the motives for their coup d’etat. By severing the financial part of the bill (which couldn’t be passed without absent Democrats) from the part eliminating … Read more
Statements in support of public sector unions and the American middle class in Wisconsin
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Pima County Democratic Party: Resolution in Solidarity with the Public Sector Unions in Wisconsin, Arizona and across the Country Be it resolved that the Pima County Democratic Party stands in solidarity with the public sector unions under attack in Wisconsin, Arizona and across the country. The Pima County … Read more
A day of infamy: Tea-Publicans declare war on government and the American middle class
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tea-Publicans have declared war on government and the American middle class in their quest to end democracy and to impose a corporatocracy. They should no longer be treated with the legitimacy of a political party or movement. They are in insurrection against both state governments and the federal government and, more importantly, … Read more
Quick legislative update, March 9, 2011 –
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings What a difference a day makes… …On Tuesday, Sen. Scott Bundgaard (R-Domestic Violence Incident) was securely ensconced as the leader of the Republican majority in the Senate, having successfully rebuffed any move to depose him because of the furor surrounding him. On Wednesday, James King of the Phoenix New Times … Read more
