Civil Rights Office investigations of TUSD

by David Safier I haven't written about this, simply because I don't understand it very well. The summary is, the U.S. Department of Ed is looking into allegations of discrimination at TUSD. Apparently, this relates to events at School Board meetings. Here's a statement from the Dept. of Ed.  “Our Office for Civil Rights is … Read more

MAS Lit note

by David Safier Went to see Ana Castillo talk and read Friday. Enjoyable and edifying. Bought her novel, "So Far From God." I'm about halfway through. It's a good, enjoyable, lighthearted-yet-serious read. It's part of my personal, too-late-started, never-too-late-to-begin Mexican-American Studies education.

My comments on Carpe Diem make the Indianapolis Star

by David Safier Carpe Diem, the "blended learning" charter school in Yuma, will be opening as many as six schools in Indiana. The first is being built in Indianapolis. When a friend emailed me the news (h/t to this ever-helpful source who prefers to remain unnamed), I immediately contacted the Indianapolis Star's education reporter, letting … Read more