by David Safier I'm happy to say, I've never been in one of those Good Cop, Bad Cop situations where one cop threatens to beat the crap out of you, then the other steps in and "saves" you. But what we're getting out of the Russell Pearce/Jan Brewer confrontation sounds pretty close to the scenes … Read more
by David Safier
The Save Ethnic Studies group just put out a news release objecting to the upcoming audit of TUSD's Mexican American Studies program. Much of the argument against the audit is on legal grounds: interviews with students could violate their rights to privacy under the Family, Educational and Privacy Rights Act of 1974; and since MAS teachers and the program director have pending litigation concerning similar issues, the audit sponsored by the ADE will be problematic if it tries to communicate with "a represented party."
These types of issues are way above my pay grade, so I'm including the entire news release after the jump.
by David Safier Mark Stegeman, TUSD's governing board president, has a wide-ranging op ed about his vision for the future of ethnic studies in today's Star. I want to make some general comments, which I may expand on at another time. Full disclosure: Stegeman is a friend, and he and I have talked recently about … Read more
by David Safier We need stories like this to remind us of what teachers are worth, and the gifts they give to their students which simply can't be tested or quantified. Jennifer Johnson, Communications Director for the Arizona Democratic Party wrote this for Organizing for America's community blog as a guest blogger. Take the time … Read more
by David Safier The ADE put out a Media Release about the Steve Gallon III situation — hiring an ex-superintendent who is barred from being connected with education in New Jersey to determine the MAS program's legality. Gallon is officially off the team. Cambium Learning Group assured ADE that Dr. Gallon is not and has … Read more