Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Better late than never. Thanks for reading the blog. Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, thinks the unemployed are just lazy – Blog For Arizona Today the Arizona Daily Star schools Senator Obstruction, Jon "let then eat cake" Kyl, on what it means to be unemployed in Arizona. Does Kyl know how difficult AZ … Read more
Posted by Craig McDermott A quick update between reformats on my home computer… As the state lege remains at a near-standstill due to ongoing (but closed-door, of course) budget negotiations between the Republicans in the lege and the Republicans in the Governor's office, there are a few signs of life. Almost all committee meetings were … Read more
by David Safier Not once but twice Thursday, Darcy Olsen, President and CEO of the Goldwater Institute, repeated the statement which first appeared in a Matthew Ladner Daily Email — that there is a 1-to-1 ratio between teachers and bureaucrats in Arizona's school districts. The first time was on the John C. Scott show. The … Read more
by David Safier I have this from 3 separate sources. This afternoon on the John C. Scott show, Darcy Olsen, President and CEO of the Goldwater Institute, repeated Matthew Ladner's claim that there is a 1-to-1 teacher-to-bureaucrat ration in Arizona's school districts. When Ladner wrote me saying he wouldn't make that claim again, I guess … Read more
by David Safier The Arizona Education Network, which started up recently as a response to cuts in education funding, has grown into one of the most valuable organizations of its kind in the state. Operating with little or no money and an incredible amount of time and dedication from its volunteers, AEN has created a … Read more