by David Safier I was thinking about that 1-to-1 teacher-to-bureaucrat ratio the Goldwater Institute has been throwing around. Let's ignore for a moment the ridiculous term "bureaucrat" and just look at the ratio: one non-teacher for every teacher. I thought back to the high school where I taught, outside Portland, Oregon, and started counting up … Read more
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings The Governor has called for a 7th Special Session of the 49th Arizona Legislature to address the state's current budget deficit (~$700 million) and to formulate a budget for next year. According to the AZRep article on the matter, the basic framework of the package worked out … Read more
by David Safier It's official. According to the Goldwater Institute, the definition of "bureaucrat" includes bus drivers, maintenance workers and food service workers — I think. I got a [kind of] definitive letter in the mail on an official piece of G.I. stationery. Here's the word from G.I. "We believe the term bureaucrat accurately describes … Read more
by David Safier I'm throwing this out as an open question for the comments section. Should there be ways for students to leave high school early, say at the end of their sophomore or junior years? These aren't new ideas, but they're being tossed around again, and not just in academic or educational circles. One … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The GOP Senate primary between Senator McNasty and Jack Abramoff's friend J.D. Hayworth is getting ugly early. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show. The Arizona Republic reported that Sen. McNasty got his panties all in a twist over a J.D. Hayworth ad portraying him as an Avatar for "nominee for best … Read more