Lots of new articles about online schools
by David Safier I've been trying to sort through a bunch of good, new online articles critical of online/virtual schools. It's taking awhile. So while I try to pull out the most important information for a later post, here's a list of recent articles, for those of you who might want to dig themselves. Advertisement … Read more
Stranger than fiction
by David Safier Republicans are running against K Street, corporations and lobbyists. Go figure.
AZ poll: Education is very important. Schools aren’t doing a very good job
by David Safier Arizona Democratic candidates, take heed. According to an ASU Morrison Institute poll, education is right behind Immigration and Jobs/economy as something "the Legislature should be trying to do something about." (That immigration is still that high is both significant and depressing.) Interestingly, Pre-K and kindergarten rank almost as high in importance as … Read more
From the Department of Symbolism
by David Safier At approximately 11am today, in the midst of a two day downpour, at the corner of Grant and Wilmot, The Mutual of Omaha Bank had its sprinklers on. Possible symbolic interpretations of the event: Cynical overuse of the planet's resources. They water because they can. While money is raining down on the … Read more
‘The Donald’ pulls out of Newsmax GOP Clown Car debate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Aahhh! Garry Trudeau was so looking forward to the GOP Clown Car debate. "The Donald" has pulled out of the debate he was scheduled to host on Dec. 27 with conservative media organization Newsmax, according to a statement from the "Birther King" and reality TV show personality. Trump pulls out of debate … Read more
The GOP war on voting – failing to make its case
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: One of the biggest frauds of our time is the "voter fraud" fraud perpetrated by the GOP and the conservative media noise machine echo chamber. But wait, Republicans say, occasionally there really is fraud. In fact, the Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA) released a report last week to document all the cases … Read more
The not-so-Lincoln-Douglas debate
Posted by AzBlueMeaie: Former Utah Governor Jon Hunstsman is frequently described as a rational responsible Republican, a "moderate" for the GOP establishment, as opposed to the extremists of the Tea-Publican radical right. It turns out these differences are minute, at best. "Moderate" Republicans are a myth. Did you hear about what was laughingly billed as … Read more
