U.S., Japan, India and Education
by David Safier The New York Times ran an article last month that caught my eye: Losing an Edge, Japanese Envy India’s Schools. The article begins: Advertisement Japan is suffering a crisis of confidence these days about its ability to compete with its emerging Asian rivals, China and India. But even in this fad-obsessed nation, … Read more
Guest Commentary by John Wright: Voucher Legislation in Arizona
The Arizona legislature is trying to damage public education again by introducing irresponsible legislation to create vouchers, all in the name of change or reform. Download a summary of Arizona education voucher bills this session. (PDF) In recent years "change" in education has been defined, by conservative proponents of vouchers, as providing a small percentage … Read more
Donna Edwards Defeat of Al Wynn Holds a Lesson for All GAGA Democrats
Progressive Democrat Donna Edwards knocked off 8-term incumbent Go-Along to Get-Along (GAGA) Democrat Al Wynn in Maryland’s 4th District. And it wasn’t a squeeky victory, it was a 60%-35% butt-thumping by Donna Edwards. The voters demonstrated that they were fed up with Democrats caving in to the Republican and corporate special interest agenda. They want … Read more
Police Chief Dan Saban’s Endorsements Shut Out Showboat Arpaio
In a stunning demonstration of the widely-felt need for a new Sheriff in Maricopa County, six of the state’s most prominent law enforcement associations endorsed Buckeye Police Chief Dan Saban for Maricopa County Sheriff. In accepting the endorsement of these groups whose members number over 8,000 law enforcement officers and officials statewide, Saban said "These … Read more
Fighting to Stay Even
by David Safier This from Tucson Weekly’s article, Going for Broke. Governor Napolitano has laid out her proposal for next year’s state budget, which involves borrowing money for school construction and going into the state’s rainy day fund. Her ideas have been in the papers for weeks, so that’s not news. Here is the only … Read more
What’s a Super-Delegate To Do?
UPDATE: It’s been brought to my attention by an old DNC hand, whose expertise I will gladly defer to, that my terminology in this article tends to be misleading. A Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) delegate also refers to a species of state-wide pledged delegate that only certain officials are qualified to become – … Read more
So This Guy Walks onto the UA Campus With a Gun on His Hip . . .
by David Safier This afternoon, I attended a forum at UA about the legal aspects of guns on campus. UA Police Chief Anthony Daykin explained the way guns on campus are handled now, and how they would be dealt with if Karen Johnson’s Guns in the Schools bill passed. If Daykin sees anyone with a … Read more
