by David Safier I'm throwing this out as an open question for the comments section. Should there be ways for students to leave high school early, say at the end of their sophomore or junior years? These aren't new ideas, but they're being tossed around again, and not just in academic or educational circles. One … Read more
by David Safier No word from the Goldwater Institute in my snail mail today. Will G.I. admit Matthew Ladner made an error when he wrote our school districts have ""an almost 1-to-1 teacher to bureaucrat ratio"? I guess I'll have to wait another day to find out. I'm reasonably certain the letter will tell me … Read more
by David Safier Not once but twice Thursday, Darcy Olsen, President and CEO of the Goldwater Institute, repeated the statement which first appeared in a Matthew Ladner Daily Email — that there is a 1-to-1 ratio between teachers and bureaucrats in Arizona's school districts. The first time was on the John C. Scott show. The … Read more
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