We had to destroy the schools in order to save them
by David Safier Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing everything in his power to save California education. Like: Eliminating a week of school. Increasing class size. Freezing teacher salaries. Cutting the science graduation requirement from two courses to one. Cutting $2.1 billion from this year's education budget and $3.1 billion from next year's. Boy oh boy, is … Read more
Mourning the passing of a great man
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It is with sadness that I read of the passing of former Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI) (right, 1995). Former Sen. Pell dies Millions of Americans owe him a debt of gratitude and thanks for making it possible for them to attend college. Senator Pell, thank you. Pell was an unabashed liberal who … Read more
Blaming schools: one of the many refuges of scoundrels
by David Safier I'm starting with a bit of a rant, then I'll get to the main topic. When young people go into debt, we're told it's because high schools didn't teach them the dangers of overspending on their credit cards or taking out loans they can't afford. Except that it isn't true. When I … Read more
Will we see something like this in Arizona?
by David Safier (TASL) The Governor or South Carolina, Mark Sanford (R), is 100% against all this government spending during an economic crisis. Cut spending. Cut taxes. That's what we need. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says South Carolina has the nation's third highest jobless rate, though Sanford says he doesn't believe the numbers. And … Read more
Ten young progressive intellectuals
by David Safier You can quibble with the use of the term "intellectual" in some cases. Andrew Golis might have said bright and knowledgeable and insightful instead. On his Talking Points Memo blog, Golis lists Ten Young Progressive Intellectuals Who Make Me Hopeful. I don't know everyone on the list, but the ones I know … Read more
Sarah Palin summarized
by David Safier This short description rises above snark to summarize in a few words what frightened me most about Sarah Palin. Michael Tomasky writing for the Guardian (yeah, I know that's in the UK) about his picks for the 19 Worst Americans of 2008 (some Dems made the list, by the way). Palin was … Read more
December 31: Last day to give a school tax credit!
by David Safier (TASL) If you're a procrastinator like me, you've put off sending off your tax credit to a worthy public school. If you're reading this on December 31, there's still time! Go to Tucson Unified School District's online tax credit form and fill it in. Don't know what school to give to? Here's a … Read more
