by David Safier A complex new story in the Republic about a too-close-for-comfort relationship between Sequoia Choice Arizona Distance Learning, a charter school, and Joy Christian, a private religious school whose students get tuition tax credit money, deserves a careful read. The word "scam" springs to mind. I'm going to be gone today, so instead … Read more
by David Safier So. The Goldwater Institute brings Jeb Bush out to talk to members of the legislature's out-of-session education committees and, I suppose, anyone else who wants to listen. Friend of the blog Matthew Ladner is good buds with Jeb. Ladner wrote a book about the miracle of Florida education, and Jeb Bush wrote … Read more
by David Safier Goldwater's Matthew Ladner is up in Phoenix today shepherding around Jeb Bush, who is in town (brought here by G.I.) to sing the praises of the "Florida educational [not really such a] miracle" to members of the House and Senate education committees. So I doubt if I can rain on his parade. … Read more
by David Safier If you haven't been following, two lawsuits have been filed under the guidance of the AZ Charter Schools Association. One is to equalize funding among public school districts, and the other is to get the same amount of building funds for charters as traditional public schools. The Charter Schools Association is a … Read more
by David SafierThis is one of a series of posts, Peeking into Charter Schools. If you have information you wish to contribute, you can post comments or email me: safier@schooltales.net. This is a first post in my attempts to try and make sense of the Imagine Schools in Arizona. I'm plowing new territory, since I've … Read more