Pat Fleming answers Peggy Judd

by David Safier When I read that Peggy Judd (R, LD-25) said, “We are spending more money (on public education) in Arizona than we need to,” I wrote, LD-25 Democrats, fire up your laptops and start your engines. Silly me, thinking I had to remind Pat Fleming, who lost her LD-25 seat in last November's … Read more

It’s official: schools can’t require immigrant status information

by David Safier The U.S. Departments of Education and of Justice have made it official. School districts may not use enrollment practices "that may chill or discourage the participation, or lead to the exclusion, of students based on their or their parents’ or guardians’ actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status." In other words, school … Read more

SB 1070, Baja AZ, Ethnic Studies on NPR

by David Safier NPR's All Things Considered put together a 4 minute piece today linking SB1070, the Baja Arizona movement and the Ethnic Studies fight. (If the player doesn't come up, follow the link. You can hear it there.)      

What will we tell the children? Part (Sorry, I’ve lost count)

by David Safier Cheating on high stakes, standardized tests again? And in Arizona? And at a charter school? What will we tell the children? Chester Newton/Sunnyside Charter and Montessori School in Camp Verde has been accused of "irregularities in the testing procedures and inappropriate assistance" in grades 3 through 8. The head cheat appears to … Read more