David Safier by David Safier Good column in the San Francisco Chronicle about the potential failings of the Common Core. The Common Core is about even higher high stakes testing to back up a set of standards put together by people who aren't educators and will profit from the costs of implementing the new programs. Only 30% … Read more
by David Safier No surprise, I'm not Ed Supe Huppenthal's biggest fan, and I find his reenergized obsession with TUSD over its Culturally Relevant Curriculum truly scary (See my post, Huppenthal to TUSD: We really don't want to break your thumbs, but . . .). But credit where credit is due. Hupp is on record … Read more
by David Safier In this month's cable access show, "Education: The Rest of the Story," Ann-Eve Pedersen looks at problems with BASIS' first charter school outside of Arizona. The DC campus apparently hasn't been following the proper guidelines with its special education students. Looking at BASIS' budgeting for special ed and ELL in Arizona, Ann-Eve … Read more
by David Safier Ann-Eve Pedersen and I have a monthly cable access show, Education: The Rest of the Story. In a segment of this month's show, I discuss the recent study out of Stanford which updates its 2009 study comparing charters and district schools. The 2009 study gave district schools a slight edge — statistically … Read more
by David Safier
Arizona Ed Supe John Huppenthal hated Mexican American Studies and went on a "Take up the White Man's Burden" crusade to dismantle it, which he accomplished in 2012. Now he hates TUSD's new Culturally Relevant Curriculum with what looks to be an equal passion, and he's launching a new crusade to demolish it as well.
TUSD needs a bit of guidance from Huppenthal on how to teach U.S. history so the district understands what changes Hupp expects. Fortunately, we have a mini-lesson from Hupp, where he explains how Ben Franklin's relationship to slavery should be taught, making three grossly inaccurate statements in the course of 50 words.