Misuse of state funds at North Star Charter

by David Safier [Note: North Star Charter is in Phoenix. I forgot to mention that in the post.] When I wrote about a hostile takeover of North Star Charter High School which occurred in April of this year, I promised there would be more to follow. There is more, much more, concerning the misuse of … Read more

Tuition tax credits committee gets Republican members

by David SafierThis promises to be interesting. A few days after D legislators held a news conference announcing the formation of a committee to take a closer look at tax credits and inviting Rs to join, a few Rs actually agreed. Why? There are all kinds of possible answers. Maybe they were actually a bit … Read more

Cautionary charter school tales from elsewhere

by David SafierWe don't know much about what's happening in charter schools here in Arizona, because they're unregulated and unmonitored. To make an analogy to the semi-regulated world of high finance, some charters are certainly solid institutions that are working in the best interests of their "investors" — the students and their parents. But there … Read more

Hostile takeover at North Star Charter School

by David SafierI've held off on telling this story for awhile because some of the details are sketchy. Also, I usually like to be able to say, "The moral of the story is . . ." but in this case, I'm not quite sure what that moral is. The story itself is so compelling, though, … Read more

Dems call for investigation into tax credits, STOs

by David SafierThings keep moving forward in the story of tuition tax credits paying for children from well-to-do families to go to private schools and STO directors using the nonprofits as their personal ATMs. According to a Dem legislative press release, House Democrats are requesting an investigation into the state’s Private School Tuition Tax Credits … Read more