David Safier by David Safier It wasn’t too long ago that few people had heard of ALEC. Now commenters about right wing politics can simply say things like “model legislation from ALEC,” and people get the point. Apparently ALEC has gotten the point too. It’s new PR guy, Bill Meierling, has recommended ALEC-istas stop using the acronym … Read more
by David Safier I had a chance to spend the second half hour of Bill Buckmaster's radio show today talking with him rather than our usual very rushed 15 minutes, which gave us an opportunity to stretch out a bit and touch on a number of issues. We talked about the announced (exploratory) gubernatorial candidacy … Read more
by David Safier U.S. News & World Report has published its latest National High School Rankings. BASIS Tucson is Number 2 on the list, and BASIS Scottsdale is Number 5. Sounds like BASIS does a great job of educating its students, doesn't it? Or maybe not. Maybe it does a great job of weeding out … Read more
by David Safier I'll be on the Bill Buckmaster Show today, Tuesday, doing a Blogger Beat segment. Bill has asked me to be a once-a-month regular, complete with a head shot and short bio on his Contributors page. I'm delighted and honored. The Buckmaster Show is on KVOI, 1030AM, 12-1PM.
by David Safier Imagine Schools, the charter school corporation with more schools than any other charter organization (including more than a dozen in Arizona), may not be too big to fail in Indiana. Three of its schools were shut down because of lousy performance. But it's too . . . I don't know, too charter … Read more