by David Safier The latest from Steve Gall, the Recess Doctor: Kudos to Zohreh Saunders, grandmother and reading tutor at Dunham Elementary School for 4 years, for speaking on behalf of a 30 minute/day recess program in the elementary schools at the TUSD Governing Board meeting. We are trying to convince them to mandate this … Read more
by David Safier A few bits and pieces: In a Washington Post op ed, Professors Gabriel Chin (UA) and Kevin R. Johnson (U.C. Davis) write that racial profiling is absolutely legal under SB1070, due to long standing decisions by the U.S. and Arizona Supreme Courts. They suggest attacking the problem at the source: "The U.S. … Read more
by David Safier I can't paint a better picture than this of how important the November Ed Supe election is: A Huppenthal win could make us look back fondly on the "Golden Age of Arizona education" when Tom Horne was Supe. The mind reels.
by David Safier UCLA's Civil Rights Project has pulled together a number of abstracts and papers about Arizona's 4 hour English Immersion policy for ELL students. Two of the studies come from UA. The verdict: At best, the program is no more effective than other states' ELL programs. At worst, it's harmful to the students. … Read more
by David Safier I'm a bit late writing about this article from the Capitol Times. It's the most thorough I've seen on schools, police officers and SB1070. The bottom line is, an officer is an officer is an officer whether at school, on the street or on the highway. If a student is stopped, detained … Read more