by David Safier So far as I can tell, this hasn't made the state papers [NOTE: Yes it has. See Update below]. I found it on Forbes and in the Columbus, Indiana, Republic. You know that new group the Republicans set up to replace the Arizona Department of Commerce? It's the Arizona Commerce Authority, a … Read more
by David Safier What is it with conservatives and anger management problems? (No need to answer. Rhetorical question.) Remember that substitute, Anthony Hill, who wrote an angry letter about the gang-members-in-training (or so he characterized them) he had in a Glendale Middle School? It looks like his wife and eight kids could write a far … Read more
by David Safier Last week, TUSD school board president Mark Stegeman wrote an op ed in the Star recommending the Mexican American Studies courses be removed from the core curriculum and be turned into electives. Now, I hear Superintendent John Pedicone is also pushing to change the program into a series of elective courses, and … Read more
by David Safier I've been waiting to see if any local press or TV news program would cover the Thursday screening of "Precious Knowledge," the documentary about TUSD's Mexican American Studies program. After reading the Sunday Star and searching Google, I've decided the screening was a media non-event. So far as I know, Mari Herreras … Read more
by David Safier I attended the almost-premiere of "Precious Knowledge," the documentary about the Mexican American Studies program, at the Fox Theater Thursday night. It was shown at a film festival earlier, but this was the first showing for a non-festival crowd. First, it was a good, moving film which made its point clearly and … Read more