by David Safier One of my favorite tasks is debunking the Goldwater Institute's Matthew Ladner as he skews data and reaches unwarranted conclusions. Now that Ladner is becoming something of a national figure, traipsing to other states to share the gospel of the "Florida Education Miracle," others have begun picking up the scent of his … Read more
by David Safier OK, I'm being picky here, but it's an education issue, and in my corner of the blog, Education R Us. So here we go. The Star has a NY Times article this morning stating that high school graduation rates are improving. I can't find it on the Star's website — I don't … Read more
by David Safier University of Phoenix is a for-profit college.It makes its money the old fashioned way — by getting 88% of its revenue through U.S. student grants and loans. When the students graduate or drop out, they either have to pay back the loans, even if the college didn't give them marketable skills (they … Read more
by David Safier This is a little late, but for those who are interested in attending: Save Ethnic Studies will be featured at an educational forum hosted by the ACLU of Southern Arizona and Las Adelitas Arizona on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 following the filing of a lawsuit by 11 Tucson teachers against Tom Horne … Read more
by David Safier You know, it's possible to have a reasonable debate about whether we should have tuition tax credits for private school scholarships. I acknowledge that intelligent, knowledgeable people can disagree with my point of view that we should get rid of the things. But Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute decides not to … Read more