by David Safier You know Kaplan, the tutoring/test-prep company? (You need to boost your SATs or LSATs, or you're having trouble with math? That's what Kaplan is there for.) Now they run a string of for-profit colleges as well, and they make four times as much from them as they do from their tutoring business. … Read more
by David Safier It hasn't gotten much press here, but there are moves at the federal level to put more rules and regulations on for-profit colleges like, for instance, University of Phoenix. It's not that the feds want to tell these colleges how and what to teach. It's that they want to make sure the … Read more
by David Safier From Steve Gall: The TUSD open hearing on elementary school recess is tonight, Tuesday, the 9th, 6:30, at TUSD Headquarters. All interested parents, teachers and citizens are encouraged to come and express their opinions on daily organized recess.
by David Safier The world of high stakes test cheating scandals has hit Southern Arizona — or at least, it's made news in Southern Arizona. My sense is this kind of thing has been going on under the radar for awhile now all over the country. The Star has a print-only article about the possibility … Read more
by David Safier John Huppenthal's opening move as Ed Supe elect is to strike a reconciliatory pose. He's making nice. Talking to Michelle Reese of the Easy Valley Trib, Huppenthal talked about how he wants to support teachers. "All our decisions have to center around supporting teachers in the classroom. Everything is about the disciplined, … Read more