by David SafierJohn Huppenthal sponsored a bill that would grant teaching certificates to someone with any one of these three qualifications: Graduate in the top 10 percent of his/her postsecondary graduating class. Score in the top 10 percent on a nationally recognized norm-reference admissions exam for post-baccalaureate programs. Taught for at least three years at … Read more
by David SafierLet me begin by saying, Arizona is dead last in the amount we spend per student. Dead last. You can't go any lower than last, so the best thing I can say about the R's plans to cut money to education is, it won't change our rankings. We're Number 50! We're Number 50! … Read more
by David SafierFitz nails it. It's a distinction without a legislative difference.
by David SafierWhy do Arizona Senate Republicans want to tax the rich? Well, that's not exactly what they want. This is what was actually voted on. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday voted to slash the salary of every state and university employee earning at least $100,000 a year by that much for one year. … Read more
by David SafierRhonda Bodfield has an article in the Star on the Stanford Charter School study I posted about a few days ago. It's basically a good, thorough article, which I've come to expect from Bodfield's reporting, with commentary from people on both sides of the issue. But Bodfield made one strange choice. She mentioned … Read more