by David Safier Yesterday I commented on a superficial and misleading email from Goldwater Institute singing the praises of Carpe Diem charter school in Yuma. Today, Phillip D added a comment for anyone who wants to get deeper in the weeds than I did in my post. I questioned one fact in Phillip's comment (he … Read more
by David Safier Don't expect ex-Intel CEO Craig Barrett, as he criss-crosses Arizona advocating for increased funding for charter schools, to talk much about how he stands to profit from his advocacy. But the fact is, Barrett, who sits on a number of nonprofit boards and is the unpaid President and Chairman of BASIS Schools' … Read more
by David Safier The Goldwater Institute has a new kid in town, Jonathan Butcher, who replaced Matthew Ladner as their educational go-to guy. Butcher isn't as polished, snarky and clever as Ladner. But give him time. He may learn to transcend mere half-truths and move onto genuine whoppers when he gets in the swing of … Read more
by David Safier The things you learn reading the Capitol Times! Today I learned that, in a cost cutting move, the legislature managed to save something like $20 million in funding for the Arizona State Land Department. (Cap Times is subscription only.) Did the lege get rid of the agency or somehow streamline it? Nope. … Read more
by David Safier The only vaguely coherent reason AZ Republicans could give for not extending unemployment benefits was that it would increase the federal deficit. But they were willing to bite the bullet and vote for the extension if they got corporate tax cuts. One of the companies targeted for the cuts: the Apollo Group, … Read more