Massive teacher layoffs?
by David Safier This from Tom Horne. Arizona faces the prospect of large-scale layoffs of school teachers next year due to the state's budget problems, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne said Monday. He said the ‘‘massive layoffs'' of teachers are possible even though school districts' actual job cuts for the current school year … Read more
How dare you question us!
by David Safier I went to the debate over Prop 200 tonight. I think the No on 200 folks sounded intelligent and knowledgeable and Yes on 200 folks had nothing but fear on their side. But that doesn't tell me anything about who's going to win at the polls. Other than the actual debate, which … Read more
Senate Health Care Reform Bill to Include the Public Option (Opt Out)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced today the Senate Health Care Reform bill: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the merged health care bill will include a public option allowing states to opt-out. Reid: Public Option No 'Silver … Read more
Significant changes in laws about teacher hiring
by David Safier This one got past me in the heat of the state budget problems. According to Pat Kossan at the Republic, significant changes have been made to rules about teacher contracts and firings. Republicans hated the idea that teachers had to be given pink slips by May 15 if the district couldn't guarantee … Read more
How AZ Imagine Schools deal with the school board issue
by David SafierThis is one of a series of posts, Peeking into Charter Schools. If you have information you wish to contribute, you can post comments or email me: safier@schooltales.net. I just posted about an email from Imagine Schools' CEO which says, basically: We own the schools. The school boards either should do what we … Read more
Imagine CEO’s “We own the schools” email makes national papers
by David Safier A little over a month ago, I made public an email sent by Dennis Bakke, the national CEO of Imagine Schools, to the principals, directors and developers of his schools around the country, 18 of them here in Arizona. Bakke's basic message: We own the schools. The school boards either should do … Read more
Dems vs. GOP ad
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee uses the style of Apple's Mac vs. PC ads to spoof the GOP in a new web ad:
