David Safier Note from Mike Bryan: David Safier has been doing a great job covering aspects of the education scene on BlogforArizona that are largely ignored by the MSM (and he’s become quite a wit with his missives from the McCain “Ranch”). In his first endeavor at an investigative piece, on outsourcing at one of Arizona’s online … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) This is going to be one of those rare posts where I don’t know where I stand on an issue. I have to admit, I’m confused. The top story in today’s Star sports section is, TUSD athletes pay more to play this fall. TUSD is raising its pay-to-play fee from $30 … Read more
by David Safier You can sum up McCain’s education policy by saying he’s for school vouchers and . . . well, that’s about it. He also wants merit pay and he likes the idea of higher salaries for teachers working in difficult schools, but those are on the periphery. It’s all vouchers all the time … Read more
by David Safier Maybe the McCain Ranch idea is catching on. Kos noted it in his Midday open thread. “Was McCain really trying to pretend he has a ranch?” he asks and links to an article in The Washington Independent, McCain’s Cowboy Persona. The writer, John Dougherty, once worked for the Phoenix New Times and … Read more
by David Safier When George Stephanopolous sat down with McCain for an interview at his ranch, the scenes at left are what they wanted you to see. But my intrepid photographer hid behind a boar’s head at the side of the room. (The boar was threatening John’s cattle, he had no choice but to shoot … Read more