by David Safier Find someone who uses the phrase, "Throw money at education," and you'll usually find someone who thinks public schools are getting way too much money, and school choice vouchers are the answer. Rep-elect Paul Gosar, the new Republican congressman from Flagstaff, is one of those folks. Incoming First District congressman Paul Gosar, … Read more
by David Safier I wrote this morning mildly praising a column by Josh Brodesky about the Ethnic Studies program. Though I didn't agree with everything in the column, I was pleased to see it in the Star, especially from someone who doesn't have a dog in the hunt. His defense of the Ethnic Studies program … Read more
by David Safier Josh Brodesky and I have had our differences lately (he said, understatedly), but he's got a column today worth reading about Ethnic Studies. It's not that I agree with everything in the column. It's that Brodesky has some insider understanding — he went to Tucson High and knows the ethnic and educational … Read more
by David Safier This is an interesting observation which, like all observations about education, needs to be stored away and evaluated rather than being accepted outright. That being said . . . As part of a Gates study, thousands of students evaluated their teachers in confidential questionnaires. The students' evaluations tended to agree with the … Read more
by David Safier If you haven't worked in education for decades like I have, you may not have noticed, but it's as predictable as the sunrise. Whenever there's an economic downturn, bad schools are blamed as the culprit and education reform becomes a huge issue. It's no coincidence that the problems with education are making … Read more