by David Safier I want to begin with a note addressed to Jay Greene: Jay, it’s time to put your academic mettle to the test. Address the criticisms of your recent study for the Goldwater Institute on skyrocketing administrative costs at universities by answering the criticisms in a genuine, scholarly fashion. Better yet, submit the … Read more
by David Safier At last Thursday's Ed Superintendent candidate forum, John Huppenthal repeated something he's said before. He said private schools are public schools. The reason is — get ready for this — students in private schools are members of the public, so that makes the schools public schools, since they serve the public. Got … Read more
by David Safier Earlier today I criticized the media for covering the Goldwater Institute's report about the growth of administration at universities before anyone had a chance to read the report thoroughly, since it was just released today. Maybe, I said, based on G.I.'s history, some of the facts and figures in the report were … Read more
by David Safier The Star and the Republic both gave lots of ink to a Goldwater Institute report that came out today. The report says universities are top-heavy administratively. Anyone see a problem here? I do. First, this research paper came out today, so no one outside G.I. has had a chance to review it. … Read more
by David Safier At Thursday's Ed Supe debate in Tucson, the candidates were asked their opinion of private school tuition tax credits. John Huppenthal got a little defensive, and, unless he can back up this figure, ventured way, way off into Fantasy Land — or at best, into cleverly worded Deception Land. Huppenthal was making … Read more