by David SafierFriend of the blog Matthew Ladner has told us here at BfA that we should stop resisting and give in to the clear and obvious truth that Arizona spends $9,500 per student. It's simple. Just take every dollar spent in the name of K-12 education, divide it by the number of students, and … Read more
by David SafierI'm still getting daily emails from the Goldwater Institute — my fault, I requested them — and they're still full of whoppers. Often, I just grit my teeth because I don't know enough about the subject at hand to mount an effective argument. But when it comes to education . . . In … Read more
by David SafierThis story isn't from around here, but I spent a whole lot of blog space writing about AZVA — Arizona Virtual Academy — and this is about Washington Virtual Academy. Both are charter schools run by K12 Inc, a large national corporation that has online (virtual) schools across the country. Most are charters, … Read more
by David SafierThe new savior of Tucson coach of the UA basketball team will make $17.1 million over the next seven years. $2.4 million a year. Plus incentives. I almost forgot about the incentives. Otherwise we might have to take up a collection for the poor soul. But I guess it's worth it. I mean, … Read more
by David SafierWhen Obama chose Arne Duncan as his Ed Sec, he chose someone who straddles lots of educational camps. Obama is a blank educational slate in lots of ways as well. So the question isn't, will they get their agenda through? The question is, what's their agenda? Today's article about Duncan's talk to a … Read more