Teachers have lower salaries in schools with more minorities
by David Safier This is an important statistic which is too often overlooked. A recent analysis says, within the same district, teachers at schools which have a large contingent of African-American and/or Hispanic students get paid an average of $2,500 less per year than teachers at other schools in the same district. Advertisement This has … Read more
ASBA, AEA challenge “empowerment scholarship accounts”
by David Safier I've been waiting for this. The Arizona School Boards Association and Arizona Education Association have joined with others to present a legal challenge to the new and very dangerous "empowment scholarship accounts" law put in place by the legislature last session. What we're talking about is vouchers on steroids. Here's a closer … Read more
Arizona Democratic Party on what occurred at the AIRC hearing in Tucson
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Here is an email I received from Luis Heredia, Executive Director of the Arizona Democratic Party: Insiders 1, Arizonans 0 Republican insiders have bullied the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission from Day One — and it's finally paying off. Today, the commission voted down 3-2 a map that would have created four fair and … Read more
AIRC Update: the Commission takes a major step backwards
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: First, Thursday's AIRC public hearing has been canceled for a working day for the Commissioners. There will be two public hearings this week in Tempe. After what happened in Tucson on Tuesday, every Democrat, Independent and other party individual who wants fair and competitive districts needs to attend these meetings and to … Read more
Pearce: The “rule of law” is “a dangerous thing” if it’s his recall
by David Safier You gotta love Russell Pearce . . . or not. If anyone challenges any of his offensive statements or stands on the issues, he simply answers, "It's the rule of law." End of story. But the upcoming recall election, which is as "Rule of law" as it gets? “Recalls are a dangerous … Read more
Rawson money flip? Star still hears crickets.
by David Safier Still nothing but crickets from the Star on the Jennifer Rawson story. No mention in the print or online editions. To recap: Rawson took "contributions" from people with one hand and gave them checks for the same amount with the other, for a total of $2,650. Then she claimed she should get … Read more
Jerry Lewis on Sunday Square Off
by David Safier If you’re trying to keep up with the Russell Pearce recall election, here’s candidate Jerry Lewis on the Sunday Square Off with Brahm Resnik on Phoenix’s Channel 12 News.
