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
by David SafierHere we go again. A student had a picture of a bloody Christ on the cross on her notebook. Another student complained, and the teacher sent the student to the principal, who said the student couldn't bring the notebook to school. The student had a right to complain about the notebook. A student … Read more
by David SafierThis from an AP article in the Star about some of Obama's spending plans: • Plowing $2 billion more into merit-based teacher pay to help failing schools turn around. He would spend $370 million on a successor to the Reading First literacy program, a key element of Bush's No Child Left Behind law. … Read more
by David SafierEvery Friday before noon, I turn in a 650 word column to The Explorer, which appears in the weekly the next Wednesday. I figure I should advertise the columns here, right? The tone I use in the columns is a bit different from the one I use for y'all. Consider your audience, my … Read more