by David Safier I woke up this morning thinking, the Republican war on Ethnic Studies is just the kind of thing that should be studied in Ethnic Studies. Then I see Fitz's cartoon this morning, which is worth more than a thousand of my words. So I'll let him do the talking.
by David Safier This should be an easy one for Horne. Going after Ethnic Studies in the state that gave you SB1070 shouldn't take any messing around with the facts. Enough people will be shocked and horrified and frightened simply because the courses discuss how Hispanics have been treated historically, how they are being treated … Read more
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
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
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