Those teachers with accents

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

Vic Williams: Bus Drivers are Administrators

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

Obama, Dems riding to teachers’ rescue?

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