by David Safier Ernesto Portillo wrote one of those slice-of-life columns he does so well in the Sunday Star. It's about a kid named David Yebra, who is actually no longer a kid. He's a 43 year old army Lt. Colonel, "a 1990 graduate of West Point, [who] was named the 2011 United States Army … Read more
by David Safier Yesterday was the first hearing on the Mexican American Studies program, with TUSD appealing Huppenthal's decision that the program violates state law. The most detailed and informative reporting on the hearing comes from the Weekly's Mari Herreras in The Range. It's clear she was there taking copious notes. I couldn't tell if … Read more
by David Safier "The school year is off to a great start," Ed Supe John Huppenthal said. How does Mr. Research know the school year is off to a great start? "We're getting a lot of feedback that students are enthusiastic and parents are fully engaged." Can you break that down for us, John, using … Read more
by David Safier In the post below, I honored Raul Castro's fifth grade teacher for performing that miracle good teachers perform on a regular basis: changing people's lives for the better. Coincidentally, I just read a Facebook post spotlighting MAS Director Sean Arce's gifts as a teacher. “Mr. Arce has been in the business of … Read more
by David Safier I was touched by a comment from 95 year old, former Governor Raul Castro about how a teacher changed his life. When Castro was in the fifth grade, his teacher told him he could be a good student if he tried. "On the way home, I thought to myself, 'That teacher is … Read more