Education

by David Safier Much as I want to post about what looks like a big Prop 100 victory, I'll just kind of hold off for a little bit here. When I see the results in tomorrow morning's paper . . .

by David Safier Republicans love to throw out facts and figures when they're interviewed or when they're giving speeches. The more the better, the more specific the better. The average family isn't about 3 people. It's 2.7 people. Vic Williams' absurd assertion about the amount spent on administration in Amphi isn't "about half." It's "47 … Read more

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