by David Safier Last week I said KGUN got it wrong when it ran this headline: TUSD to eliminate Ethnic Studies My conclusion wasn't based on insider information. It's just that I'd read a bunch of stories where TUSD officials said HB 2281, the anti-Ethnic Studies bill, wouldn't shut down the district's Ethnic Studies program. … Read more
by David Safier Back in January, I posted about Horne sending auditors to the Pima County School Superintendent's Office, then to Ajo to trace whether the Lukeville bus was transporting children from Mexico to attend Ajo schools. I said he was going to break the Educational Crime of the Century story in late April or … Read more
by David Safier Starlee Rhoades wrote The Goldwater Institute's Daily Email. It's about how ridiculous it is to vote for Prop 100, because the money won't make it into the classroom. Apparently, there's so much waste to cut in the schools, they don't need another penny. Last in the country in per student spending? An … Read more
by David Safier The feds awarded $4.69 million to 21 Arizona charter schools. The preferred schools are supposed to be those providing "challenging curricula and rigorous assessment to underserved students." BASIS received money. So did three Sonoran Science Academy schools. They're good schools, but do they serve underserved students? Do they need the extra federal … Read more
by David Safier A downtown block party. Music, food and fun to celebrate teachers. And it's free. Friday, May 7, 5:30-7:30pm, Toole Avenue between Hotel Congress and Maynard’s Market and Kitchen. And if you're a teacher, you even get to park free.