What will we tell the (college aged) children?

by David Safier Story after story has detailed cheating on standardized tests by K-12 teachers and administrators to raise schools' scores and rankings. Now comes the not-very-surprising fact that colleges have been cooking the books to raise their ratings on the U.S. News & World Report list of "America's Best Colleges." It's pretty much a … Read more

TUSD Board, Pedicone need to condemn Michael Hicks’ implication middle school students might have been molested at UA

by David Safier This is truly beneath contempt. While TUSD Board member Michael Hicks was on Garrett Lewis' Morning Ritual Interviews on KNST February 2, Hicks implied there was a possibility TUSD middle school students were molested, like children allegedly were at Penn State, while they were at University of Arizona on a day they … Read more

It’s official: U.S. higher ed is the best in the world

by David Safier A poll has been taken in other countries, certainly in Asian countries, and the consensus is, the U.S. has the finest system of higher education in the world. It's not a poll, exactly. It's students from Asian countries voting with their feet and their dollars, spending huge amounts of money to attend … Read more

Suggestion: Put the banned books on display in TUSD libraries

by David Safier This is an absolutely serious suggestion from an English teacher with 30-plus years in the classroom who loves students and loves to see them read and think. Put the 7 books which were removed from MAS classrooms on prominent display in TUSD libraries. Unfortunately, I don't think my suggestion will be taken … Read more