More Fool’s Gold: Schools don’t need money. Kids don’t need pre-K
by David Safier Here are more gems from the Goldwater Institute: money doesn't matter much in education, and providing early childhood education doesn't have much lasting educational value. In Dan Lips' words, from a Fool's Gold email blast: · Past experience shows that more K-12 spending does not significantly improve educational performance. · Federal early childhood education programs have not … Read more
An Inheritance of Ashes
by Karl Reiner The Congressional Budget Office estimates the federal budget deficit for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 at $1.2 trillion. That amounts to $4,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States. The rapidly soaring deficit is one of the many unresolved issues the Obama administration has inherited from the … Read more
Arizona budget woes make Huffington Post
by David Safier Beginning with the headline, Napolitano Departs, AZ GOP Cannibalizes Education to Meet Budget Shortfall, Dawn Teo tells the saga of the Arizona budget on HuffPo in detail, all the way to Paul Eckerstrom's becoming Chair of the AZ Dem Party. She ends the story with this quote from Eckerstrom's speech: As Democrats, … Read more
Let’s get real about the Arizona budget crisis
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In the 1990s, Arizona enacted a series of income tax cuts and other tax cuts during the Fife Symington administration. State tax revenues did not appreciably decline during this period due to our policy of rapid population growth in Arizona, not the myth that tax cuts lead to growth in tax revenues. … Read more
Republicans balking on AZ budget?
by David Safier All is not well in Conservative Land. It seems that some Republican legislators are unhappy with the options they've been handed by Russell and Cavanagh. "Right now I think there's more danger of the situation locking up and us not getting a budget out than vice versa," said Sen. John Huppenthal, R-Chandler. … Read more
University students to protest at Capitol Wednesday
by David Safier A protest organized by university students is scheduled for noon Wednesday at the Capitol. NAU student government President Brad Busse stated that students want to remind legislatures of campaign promises to support education. I'm sure they won't be asking for your student card if you decide to attend.
Dems’ options for Arizona budget
by David Safier Here's the Democratic Caucus News Release about their budget options. A spreadsheet is attached to the news release, but I haven't had a chance to look at it. Note: I was sent corrected versions of the table and spreadsheet I posted earlier today. Here is the corrected table comparing the Republican and Democratic options and … Read more
