Continuing evidence of the power of the press (and the pixel)

by David Safier Another update on the Imagine Schools in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which have been the subject of scathing investigative work by the Journal Gazette. The dean of the Teachers College at Ball State University, the group that authorized the charter for Fort Wayne's Imagine schools, wrote an op ed in the paper discussing … Read more

Tuition tax credit task force meeting, Part 3

This hearing will not be televised by David Safier [Note: In classic blog fashion, Part 3 is at the top of the page with Parts 2 and 1 following. Scroll down if you want to read them in the order they were written.] These days, state legislative business is videotaped and streamed on the web. … Read more

Tuition tax credit task force meeting, Part 2

Crandall thinks some public testimony is inappropriate by David Safier One of the people who testified at Wednesday's House task force on tuition tax credits and STOs was Ann-Eve Pedersen, one of the Tucsonans who have worked hard to uncover information about misuse of tuition tax credit funds and are trying to reform the system. … Read more

Tuition tax credit task force meeting, Part 1

An STO fund sweep? What an idea! by David Safier The House task force on tuition tax credits and STOs met Wednesday. This is the House group started by Ds, then joined by some Rs, not to be confused with the Senate committee started by Rs in response to earlier task force. Both the Republic … Read more

It makes me think I’m getting it right on Imagine Schools

by David Safier Just thinking here. I've written lots of posts about problems with Imagine Schools. Some have come from national reports and some has been based on my research into AZ DOE school funding reports and IRS tax records. I haven't received any criticism of what I've written. It's not that I've got a … Read more