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Fitz Nails the Arizona Anti-Education Crowd
May 9, 2008
by David Safier Today’s Daily Fitz in the Star. (Noteworthy: Great party/event last night, linking Drinking Liberally and Smoking Conservatively. About 70 people there (a “conservative estimate,” in honor of the right wing attendees), a mixture of Ds, Rs, Is (Independents) and Ls (Libertarians). Lots of candidates of various stripes as well. A love fest,
Random Educational Stuff
May 8, 2008
by David Safier Florida Sub Fired for Classroom Wizardry: Land O’ Lakes, Florida, has moved from the Stone Age all the way up to the Middle Ages. A substitute teacher entertained his class with a magic trick. He made a match disappear and reappear. A parent called the school accusing him of wizardry. The district
A Drinking & Smoking Summit
May 7, 2008
Some may have seen the guest opinion in today’s Tucson Citizen announcing the Drinking Liberally / Smoking Conservatively Summit this Thursday starting at 6pm at the Shanty on 4th Avenue and 9th Street: Partisanship has acquired a bad name of late. It’s become closely associated with the name-calling, character assassination, fear mongering and actively misleading
Arizona Charter Schools: The Good, The Bad, and The Costly, Part 7: Rep. Lujan is Mostly Correct
May 7, 2008
by David Safier (Here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.) After reading over Lujan’s explanation of HB2816 in last night’s post a few times, I was ready to blast him for dancing around the issue I raised. But this morning I read it a few more times and went back to the
No Pooch Left Behind
May 7, 2008
Today’s Mother Goose & Grimm (If it’s too small, click to enlarge it):
Arizona Charter Schools: The Good, The Bad, and The Costly, Part 6: Rep. Lujan Responds
May 6, 2008
by David Safier (Here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.) I emailed State Representative David Lujan (D-Phoenix) about HB2816, since he is the only Democratic sponsor of the bill, and said I would give him a chance to respond to my concerns. He wrote back within a few hours (I love my Democratic
Arizona Charter Schools: The Good, The Bad, and The Costly, Part 5: What’s $6.4 Million Between Friends?
May 6, 2008
by David Safier (Here are parts 1, 2, 3 and 4.) “Six-point-four million? Safier is making this big deal about six-point-four million? I know that sounds like a lot, but as a percent of the state budget . . .” The Tucson School District just put its reputation and its standing with the citizenry on
Arizona Charter Schools: The Good, The Bad, and The Costly, Part 4: The 6.4 Million Dollar Question
May 6, 2008
by David Safier (Here are parts 1, 2 and 3) (Note: I plan to use a blogger’s prerogative in my posts on Cyber Schools to jump to conclusions before I know the whole story. As I continue blogging on the topic, I’ll get more information and correct any errors I’ve made. I’m an honorable man
