Putting a hole in Hupp’s pro-school stance?

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by David Safier A piece of hilarity. I have to give a hat tip to Seeing AZ Red for this one, not a blog I'm used to tipping my hat to. John Huppenthal, running for Ed Supe, has a humongous 24 foot sign proclaiming his candidacy and general wonderfulness. On Saturday, he hung it on … Read more

The T word

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by David Safier I'm not a political consultant, and I don't play one here on BfA. That being said, I'm certain Dems need to stand for something — firmly and clearly, even if they take flak as a result — or they can't count on anyone to be on their side other than the always-vote-for-Dems … Read more

Republic chimes in on charter school cheerleading

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by David Safier Color me suspicious. When the Star, then the Republic publish articles about district schools scrambling to cope with competition from charter schools — a day apart, with no specific event driving the news — I have to think both stories are being driven by an outside agenda. Wanna bet both papers got … Read more

Star charter school article kinda hits, kinda misses

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by David Safier A front page Sunday Star article is titled, Sunnyside, TUSD work to counter charters' lure. Decent headline, I have to mention, since my post below criticizes other Star headlines. Though the story talks about students going to private schools as well as charters, charters are the main focus. Charter schools are pulling … Read more