Education

The ethnic studies battle heats up

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by David Safier Monday promises to be a big day for TUSD's Ethnic Studies program. If I understand what I've read in a variety of news reports, Tom Horne is going to make his case for the program being out of compliance with HB2281. My guess, and I could be wrong, is that he's got … Read more

I guess I’ll take that as a correction

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by David Safier Yesterday I noted two important errors in an article by Alexis Huicochea in the Star about school tax credits, and I recommended corrections. She incorrectly stated private school tax credit contributions end Friday. Wrong. A new piece of legislation kept them open until April 15 but didn't change the deadline for public … Read more

The Star needs to correct article about tax credits

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by David Safier The Star's education reporter, Alexis Huicochea, made two glaring errors in her story about school tax credits in today's Star. They should be corrected immediately on the web, and a correction should be placed in tomorrow's paper. (I'm sending this post to Huicochea so she is aware of the errors.) The article … Read more

5 days left to give public school tax credits

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by David Safier Times a wastin' to give a $200 per person ($400 per couple) tax credit donation to the public school of your choice. The window closes on December 31. If you (a) pay state taxes and (b) can live without the $200-400 until you get 100% OF IT BACK when you pay taxes, … Read more