by David SafierIn the course of writing for this blog, I've struck up an email conversation with David Reed, a guy who knows more about education budget numbers, and far more about virtual schools (online education), than I do. He's a recent PhD in education, so his research is fresh and current. He sent me … Read more
by David SafierThis from Rolling Stone: Alice Cooper will reportedly share the stage with Barack Obama when the President delivers a commencement speech to an audience of 8,000 Arizona State University graduates and more than 60,000 attendees this Wednesday, May 13th, at Phoenix’s Sun Devil Stadium. Why is the shock rocker on the same bill … Read more
by David Safier John Munger is playing coy about his gubernatorial aspirations. But there's got to be a reason he's working so hard to dump his old semi-hysterical, Republican-talking-points persona and recreate himself as a visionary. Munger created an imaginearizona.com website (Full name across the top bar: Imagine Arizona – State of Arizona Public Policy … Read more
by David SafierThis is potentially very big news. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decided that portions of Arizona's private school tuition tax credit programs violate the U.S. Constitution. Before you pop champagne corks or pull out your pitchforks, depending on which side of the controversy you're on, nothing is final so long as … Read more
by David SafierWhich Guv are we to believe? The March, '09 Guv who advocated for a $1 billion temporary tax increase: "We cannot place all of the burden on our children and their schools. We cannot place all of the burden on the parents that need day care so they can go to work and … Read more