by David Safier A few days ago, I posted about the candidacy of Tammy Caillet-Falbaum for Catalina Foothills School Board. Unlike most school board candidates who spend $500 or less on a campaign, as of September 13, Tammy had received $5,275.17 in contributions, which accounts for her expensive and extensive street signs, complete with a … Read more
by David Safier Ruth McClung calls herself a rocket scientist, so it must be so, right? After all, she works at Raytheon where they only hire rocket scientists — don't they? — so I guess it must be true. What does McClung actually do at Raytheon? I don't know, since I've never heard her mention … Read more
by David Safier Irony alert. John Huppenthal is running for the office of Superintendent of Public Education, but it looks like he's not interested in educating the voting public about the considerable differences of opinion separating him and Penny Kotterman. It seems he feels more comfortable hiding out in Brewer's Bunker firing out those sound … Read more
by David Safier Horne said, "This is why I'm running for attorney general, because we need someone to fight against these things." The story is about two ongoing federal investigations of Arizona's mistreatment of ELL students. Two federal investigations have concluded that Arizona is violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act by shortchanging thousands of students … Read more
by David Safier Admittedly, this is a complex set of issues, but they deserve more coverage than I've seen in the Arizona media. Arizona's ELL programs are undergoing scrutiny on two fronts. First, Arizona is back in court on the decades old Flores v. State of Arizona case about the quality — or lack of … Read more