by David Safier I have this from 3 separate sources. This afternoon on the John C. Scott show, Darcy Olsen, President and CEO of the Goldwater Institute, repeated Matthew Ladner's claim that there is a 1-to-1 teacher-to-bureaucrat ration in Arizona's school districts. When Ladner wrote me saying he wouldn't make that claim again, I guess … Read more
by David Safier The Arizona Education Network, which started up recently as a response to cuts in education funding, has grown into one of the most valuable organizations of its kind in the state. Operating with little or no money and an incredible amount of time and dedication from its volunteers, AEN has created a … Read more
by David Safier I await the arrival of a letter from the Goldwater Institute which, I have every reason to believe, will tell me Matthew Ladner was correct to count bus drivers, maintenance workers and food service workers as bureaucrats, which allowed him to say that school districts have "an almost 1-to-1 teacher to bureaucrat … Read more
by David Safier Today, Thursday, March 4, is March4Schools day across the state. I posted information yesterday about some events. Here's an update from the Star: Groups representing the Tucson, Sunnyside and Flowing Wells education associations will gather at 4 p.m. Thursday at the southwest corner of North Alvernon Way and East Broadway. Across town, … Read more
by David Safier Day 5 of my G.I. Guarantee Watch has ended, but not without some progress, if you want to call it that. I have been informed I am soon to receive an official letter from the Goldwater Institute containing the final word as to whether Matthew Ladner made an error by including school … Read more