by David Safier Horne thought he'd hit on a great idea — the "840 Club," where anyone who gives the max $840 to his campaign for Attorney General gets special access. After all, Horne wants to talk to all Arizonans, but he can't, so why not let the people who really want to talk to … Read more
by David Safier Tom Horne is playing coy about running for Attorney General, but he's already made his first campaign promise, and it's a doozy. State schools Superintendent Tom Horne says he has not decided whether he will run for attorney general next year, but he has promised his biggest campaign contributors that, if elected, … Read more
by David Safier Last week the Republic broke a story about students at Joy Christian, a private school, using the services of Sequoia Choice, and online charter school, to furnish coursework for its students at taxpayer expense. That's a major violation of ethics, and possibly the law, by both schools. Now, Joy Christian has kicked … Read more
by David Safier It looks like the former superintendent of Tolleson Union High School District was misusing a district credit card issued to him by the district. (The story is in the subscription-only Arizona Guardian). It also looks like 41 employees were given stipends for cell phones without the supe getting consent from his school … 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. I looked through the financial data on charter schools at the AZ DOE to get a sense of how Imagine Schools here spend their money. … Read more