by David Safier If you read my post below, you'll see why I think TUSD Board member Michael Hicks needs to make a public apology. I want Hicks to retract the outrageous allegations he made in a radio interview — that Wakefield Middle School students may have been sexually abused while they were at UA. … Read more
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
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
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
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