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
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
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
by David SafierFriend of the blog and Goldwater Institute employee Matthew Ladner had written his opinions of the Trib's articles about tuition tax credits and STOs on a blog where he posts occasionally. Shorter Ladner: Tuition tax credits, good. Abuses of tax credits, bad, need to be corrected. Those are the same sentiments he's expressed … Read more
by David SafierYesterday, I wrote a post that mixed praise and criticism of the second part of the Trib's series, Rigged Privilege, about Arizona's poorly written and much abused tuition tax credit/STO legislation. I mostly jumped the gun on my criticisms, and for that I apologize to the reporters, Ryan Gabrielson and Michelle Reese. The … Read more