by David Safier Maybe a real teacher might recommend doing this, I don't know. But I can't think of one who would. Ed Supe Tom Horne, in his never-ending crusade against Raza Studies classes at TUSD, wants the district to videotape every minute of every ethnic studies class, every single day. In other words, he … Read more
by David Safier For me, this one of those . . . Wow, just Wow! . . . stories, and Steve Nuñez of KGUN9 deserves credit for reporting it so well. John Huppenthal has a campaign radio ad in which, according to Nuñez, the announcer declares John Huppenthal, '"One of us." Who is "us"? The … Read more
by David Safier The corporatization of charter schools — where, instead of being localized, earnest attempts at creating educational alternatives, charters become statewide/nationwide conglomerates sucking up government money for profit — is one of the dangers inherent in the charter school movement. The profit motive and quality education are usually at odds. With charter schools, … Read more
by David Safier There's a wonderful story in today's Star about Principal Ray Chavez and Apollo Middle School in the Sunnyside district, and the positive changes since he took over a few years ago. The story is so glowing, it almost sounds too good to be true, but I'm going to take it on face … Read more
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …In any beginning composition class in AZ (English 101 in the Maricopa County Community College District curriculum), this one would be a great topic for a "compare and contrast" essay… Well, it's official – the Governor has called a special session of the Arizona Legislature (the ninth! of this particular … Read more