What will we tell the children? Part (Sorry, I’ve lost count)
by David Safier Cheating on high stakes, standardized tests again? And in Arizona? And at a charter school? What will we tell the children? Chester Newton/Sunnyside Charter and Montessori School in Camp Verde has been accused of "irregularities in the testing procedures and inappropriate assistance" in grades 3 through 8. The head cheat appears to … Read more
Jan Brewer starting to think that the AZ Constitution doesn’t apply to her
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Bill Bertolino of the Arizona Guardian has a couple of interesting stories up. (Because the pieces are behind a subscriber firewall, I'm linking to the general website only) In the first, he writes of Governor Jan Brewer's consideration of possibly challenging the state's term limits so that she can … Read more
New sneaky bad Arizona laws to keep an eye on
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings People have heard about the high profile laws recently enacted (the anti-abortion measures, school vouchers, attacks on unions, etc.) and even the surprisingly vetoed (loosening the state's already lax gun laws, the scheme by Sal DiCiccio/Frank Antenori to privatize city services in Tucson and Phoenix), but there are … Read more
Prop. 113 ‘Secret Ballot’ Lawsuit Filed
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Does the Arizona legislature not have legal staff to review the legality and constitutionality of measures before they enact them? Or do they simply not care and actually want to go to court as a means of full employment for lawyers from right-wing think tanks like the Goldwater Institute? Doesn't this constitute … Read more
Citizens Clean Elections Lawsuit Filed
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: He is gone, but still a pain in the ass. Jonathan "Payday" Paton, now serving as appointed Viceroy of Tucson, is the man behind the effort to defund Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections, effectively voiding the law without actually asking voters directly to repeal it. The legislative referendum SCR 1025 is purposefully deceptively … Read more
State tests and NCLB: education’s subprime mortgage scam
by David Safier The Star has an interesting front page article about high school seniors who are waiting for their AIMS scores to find out if they're graduating or not. If, after multiple tries, they fail part of the AIMS test this last time, they don't graduate. The kicker in the story is, the state … Read more
This is getting ridiculous
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I was thinking about starting the "SWAG" (silly wild ass guess) post for candidates filed to run for office in 2012 as early as this summer. But apparently I need to start a post for the next election cycle in 2014 as well. This is getting ridiculous. I posted earlier about A … Read more
