by David Safier Al Melvin knows he screwed up big time when he told Dave Perry at the Explorer that he liked the idea of using convict labor in Arizona public schools. I jumped on Melvin immediately, then a Star editorial jumped on him a few days later. Rightly so. It's an idiotic — worse, … Read more
by David Safier I can't believe I have this right. It looks like the Goldwater Institute's Daily Email says holding students back in the 3rd grade does no good, since any progress they make disappears in a few years, and it can even lead to an increased dropout rate. This review of all available scientific … Read more
by David Safier This from Craig of Random Musings who cross-posts here: Hugh Kealer, one of the R fringe candidates (tea partier/nativist), stated clearly that 53 cents of every dollar spent on education in AZ is spent on administration. Congrats, G.I. Your lies have been taken and distorted by the even-more-extreme-than-you wing of the Republican … Read more
by David Safier The long wait is over. I can now declare officially, According to The Goldwater Institute, Bus Drivers are Bureaucrats. Also maintenance workers and food service workers. They're bureaucrats too. And equally officially, Teachers are not bureaucrats. How do I know? G.I.'s Matthew Ladner tells me so. Ladner says, since there are a … Read more
by David Safier I'm pleased to see the Star editorial picked up on Al Melvin's statement in the Explorer suggesting schools save money by using convict labor. The editorial wasn't kind to Cap'n Al. There are thousands of good reasons for school districts not to consider inmate labor – kids. It's one thing to clean … Read more