by David Safier All Mexican-American Studies courses have been suspended, and a number of books have been "cleared from all classrooms, boxed up and sent to the Textbook Depository for storage,” according to Cara Rene, TUSD's spokesperson. Among the banned books is Shakespeare's "The Tempest." The Journal of Educational Controversy Blog (this is the first … Read more
by David Safier Santorum continues his racist dog whistles directed at Romney. Last week it was this statement: “We need contrasts,” Mr. Santorum said, “not just a paler shade of what we have.” Now he has an ad up asking, "Why would we ever vote for someone who's just like Obama?" There are the issues … Read more
by David Safier It's a case of dueling articles in Education Week — or, more accurately, articles which, taken together, create a more nuanced view of international education than we usually get. [Note: Education Week articles are subscription only] One article is about U.S. schools lagging on international tests. It's not an "Ain't it awful?" … Read more
by David Safier TUSD has ordered that a number of Mexican-American Studies-related texts "be cleared from all classrooms, boxed up and sent to the Textbook Depository for storage,” according to Cara Rene, the district's spokesperson. Jeff Biggers has the whole story on Salon. Here's the list of banned books in Jeff's article. The book list … Read more
by David Safier Arizona Republicans are trying to get more private school vouchers into law through the front door, the side door and the back door. I'll write more about the various bills which would use taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition another time. Right now, I want to point out one unbelievable … Read more