How to run a charter school on the cheap, for a profit

by David SafierWant to start a charter school, but you don't really have the knowledge or experience to offer a quality education for your students? Want to be able to scrimp a bit on salaries and supplies so you can give yourself a healthy salary and even have some money left over to contract with … Read more

BASIS Charters featured in documentary

by David SafierBASIS Tucson has been hailed as one of the top schools in the U.S., traditional or charter, for a number of years. Now it's being featured in a documentary film, 2 Million Minutes: A 21st Century Solution. It will be playing at the Fox Theater October 1. You can watch the trailer here. … Read more

Trib’s tax credit series gets another feather in its cap

by David SafierQ: How do you render the ultimate compliment to reporters who expose your weaknesses?A: You move to have their articles stricken from a case you're fighting in court. In a Trib article written by Michelle Reese, one of the two investigative reporters who wrote the investigative series, Rigged Privilege, she reports: Attorneys representing … Read more

Tuition tax credit task force meeting

by David SafierFrom the Democratic Caucus, AZ House of Representatives: Task force on private school tax credit program to hold first meeting STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – The Bipartisan Task Force on the Private School Tuition Tax Credits program will hold its first meeting this month to look at the program’s problems and reported violations. First Meeting of … Read more