by David Safier The Star has an interesting front page article about high school seniors who are waiting for their AIMS scores to find out if they're graduating or not. If, after multiple tries, they fail part of the AIMS test this last time, they don't graduate. The kicker in the story is, the state … Read more
by David Safier If you are to believe Josh Brodesky, TUSD Board President Mark Stegeman is bowing to the inevitable and considering taking his electives resolution off the table. "I don't want it to die," Stegeman said of his proposal. But his sense is it will. The staff and board majority, even if they are … Read more
by David Safier I'm back in town finally and trying to catch up on the news in general and the Ethnic Studies news in particular. Pedicone did the right thing (words I have not written recently) by calling for a postponement of the vote on Stegeman's resolution and the scheduling of a community forum. In … Read more
by David Safier There's a wonderful article from Cronkite News about the American Dream Academy, put together by ASU and school districts in the Phoenix area. Along with helping children directly, it offers a "10-week course in which volunteers teach parents about the U.S. education system and try to involve them in preparing their children … Read more
by David Safier The Arizona Legislative Latino Caucus asked the TUSD Board to delay a vote on Mark Stegeman's resolution to make MAS history courses electives rather than core courses. Here's a great quote from Sen. Steve Gallardo: "You see school districts across the country who are struggling with dropouts and kids skipping classes – … Read more