Paint a Bulls-Eye on This Tucson School
by David Safier I hope I’m wrong. But I fear I’m not. Of the four schools slated for closure, the most likely to be shut is Ochoa Elementary. Advertisement When I read the Thursday op ed in The Star, Closing Ochoa would hurt families, I thought, I’ve been through this movie before. Here’s the basic … Read more
Three Reasons Why Being in the Center Makes Sense in Gabby’s View
I told CJ, Gabby’s press secretary, that I was planning on doing a strongly critical post about the National Journal’s article "The New Center." In response he sent me a pithy email with the subject line "Three Reasons Why Being in the Center Makes Sense." Its contents were succinct: 153,885 – the number of registered … Read more
RenziGate Roundup 3/13
I wonder why a guy who has 35 counts against him has no travel restrictions in the terms of his release and doesn’t need to report to pretrial services, while aguy who has only a less-serious subset of those same charges pending against him cannot travel outside of Texas or Arizona without permission from the … Read more
Cut School Sports Programs, Part 2
by David Safier Yesterday I suggested we could save 4 Tucson elementary schools as well as a handful of librarians and counselors by cutting the after school sports programs. I admit, I have no figures telling me how much the sports programs cost Tucson Schools, but I imagine if you tallied the obvious as well … Read more
Librarians Getting the Ax in Arizona
by David Safier From today’s Citizen: Many Arizona school districts are shedding librarians and cutting their hours. Sigh. The No Child Left Behind Act also has not been kind to librarians. It has emphasized scientific-based, scripted reading programs based on drills, said Ann Dutton Ewbank, an Arizona State University librarian. It has devalued and left … Read more
GOP to ELL Students: What’s Your Hurry?
by David Safier (TASL) You’ve waited 16 years, kids. What’s another five weeks between friends? That’s the attitude of the House Majority Leader Tom Boone (R-Peoria) and his Republican friends in the legislature working in concert with the Ed. Supe’s office. They convinced Judge Collins to give them until April 15 to come up with … Read more
Election Integrity Film
by David Safier I saw the film “Uncounted” at the Loft last night, about problems with the computerizing of our election system. It was followed by a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker, David Earnhard, as well as Brad Friedman, the founder of The Brad Blog, the nation’s premier election integrity website, and our own Bill … Read more
