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Cut School Sports Programs, Part 2
March 12, 2008
by David Safier Yesterday I suggested we could save 4 Tucson elementary schools as well as a handful of librarians and counselors by cutting the after school sports programs. I admit, I have no figures telling me how much the sports programs cost Tucson Schools, but I imagine if you tallied the obvious as well
Librarians Getting the Ax in Arizona
March 12, 2008
by David Safier From today’s Citizen: Many Arizona school districts are shedding librarians and cutting their hours. Sigh. The No Child Left Behind Act also has not been kind to librarians. It has emphasized scientific-based, scripted reading programs based on drills, said Ann Dutton Ewbank, an Arizona State University librarian. It has devalued and left
GOP to ELL Students: What’s Your Hurry?
March 12, 2008
by David Safier (TASL) You’ve waited 16 years, kids. What’s another five weeks between friends? That’s the attitude of the House Majority Leader Tom Boone (R-Peoria) and his Republican friends in the legislature working in concert with the Ed. Supe’s office. They convinced Judge Collins to give them until April 15 to come up with
Election Integrity Film
March 12, 2008
by David Safier I saw the film “Uncounted” at the Loft last night, about problems with the computerizing of our election system. It was followed by a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker, David Earnhard, as well as Brad Friedman, the founder of The Brad Blog, the nation’s premier election integrity website, and our own Bill
Massive Victories in Oro Valley!
March 12, 2008
DANKWERTH, HELEN 3021 14.79% GARNER, BILL 5091 24.92% GILLASPIE, BARRY 3246 15.89% LATAS, SALETTE 5400 26.43% PARISH, TERRY 3599 17.62% Latas and Garner are elected outright in the primary with this result, an unprecedented occurrence and a true mandate from voters for Latas and Garner. Dankwerth’s showing sends her back to the dugout in shame.
No You Can’t, Senator McCain…
March 12, 2008
Seems like some of the most powerful, truly meaningful, and creative ads are coming out of the radically open cultural foment on the internet, not the campaigns’ own hired shops. The latest that has really impressed me is from the creative collective working at BarelyPolitical.com. It captures simply and forcefully the worst aspects of McCain’s
Save Tucson’s Schools. Cut the Sports Programs.
March 11, 2008
by David Safier Today, I’m not wearing my Tax-And-Spend Liberal hat. Rather than saying we should fund every worthwhile educational program in our schools, I’m going to play the pragmatist and deal with things as they are, not as I wish them to be. As things are today, Tucson Unified only has so much money.
