by David Safier The legislature just passed a whole bunch of changes affecting teachers, not just budget cuts. They were passed earlier but Brewer's budget vetoes eliminated them. Now they're back. And the teacher's union is suing. First, a comment. If I'm a serious teacher planning to make it a career, I'm going to pass … Read more
by David Safier Matthew Ladner commented on the concerns I have expressed, along with others, about the survey Strategic Vision LLC was paid to conduct for G.I. Here are his comments, in full. David- I believed you linked to a post last week where I explained that I am awaiting further evidence from Strategic Vision. … Read more
by David Safier It's always a little dangerous to enter an econ prof's turf and question his use of numbers, but, what the hell, I'll give it a try. Charles North, an econ prof from Baylor University in Texas, entertained the House committee looking into whitewashing tuition tax credits with his study concluding that the … Read more
by David Safier This is just me being curious. I rarely write about the Goldwater Institute, and especially about Matthew Ladner's work, without getting a fairly prompt response in the Comments. Recently I've been tag-teaming with others all over the country to question the accuracy of Ladner's Civics study, as well as 2 other studies … Read more
by David Safier Here's a press release from Grijalva's office: Grijalva Announces Bill To Help Struggling Schools Prevent Dropouts, Encourage Pursuit of Higher Education Washington, DC – Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today announced the release of H.R. 4122, the Graduation for All Act, which seeks to decrease dropout rates and provide assistance to struggling middle … Read more