by David Safier On Arizona Illustrated, Vic Williams, who represents the Amphi School District — and claims to be pro public schools — said Amphi spends 47% of its funds on administration: "Having 47 cents of every dollar being used in administration in Amphi . . . is something that's unacceptable." That's wrong on so … Read more
by David Safier True story. In the 1930s a woman who emigrated to the U.S. from Russia when she was 12 wanted to teach school in New York. She was denied a job because her accent was too heavy. She failed her oral exam a number of times, but finally passed and got a job. … Read more
by David Safier Vic Williams bit hard — Chomp! — chewed and swallowed the Goldwater Institute's "1-to-1 teacher to bureaucrat ratio" line. And, like Guv candidate Buzz Mills, he went G.I. one better, turning "bureaucrats" into "administrators." This is why the media needs to keep their crap detectors set to 11 every time G.I. makes … Read more
by David Safier Obama has thrown his support behind a $23 billion fund to keep teachers in the classroom. We applaud Chairmen Harkin, Miller and Obey for crafting legislation in direct response to these challenges. S. 3206, the Keep Our Educators Working Act, H.R. 2847, the Jobs for Main Street Act, and H.R. 4812, the … Read more
by David Safier It's unfair of me to compare a Star editorial with a column by Eugene Robinson, one of the finest stylists and most incisive analysts in the business. But if you only read one piece, read Robinson's beginning to end. It's brilliant. The Star editorial, Horne's mind is made up; why bother with … Read more