by David SafierHere is a lengthy excerpt from today's Friends O'Farley Report. The House Republicans are celebrating Cinco de Mayo today by rolling out in Appropriations Committee the official bills that spell out their terrible budget. In addition to the description I sent out in last week's Farley Report, there are a few differences: –> … Read more
by David SafierThe Republican budget is emerging like a toadstool grown in a dank cave under the watchful eye of a small group of secretive legislators. Soon they'll be holding it in the air and calling it a chanterelle. I've read so many conflicting numbers about the education portion of the budget lately, from both … Read more
by David SafierOur friends on the right over at Sonoran Alliance are thrilled to announce, "Arizona's most popular elected official endorses Sen. John Huppenthal for Schools Superintendent." That may be a good thing for Hupp's primary chances. It looks like he and Rep. Rich Crandall may be squaring off for the Republican spot — the … Read more
by David SafierIf you've been reading BfA for awhile, you know I ran a series of investigative posts about the charter, Arizona Virtual Academy, which is one of a group of nationwide online schools run by K12 Inc. What I had found was that the school and others in the system were outsourcing student papers … Read more
by David SafierPoor Condi (he wrote, his keyboard dripping with sarcasm). She just can't go out in public these days without getting grief for the way she did her job of the past eight years. First Stanford, now the Jewish Primary Day School in D.C. At Stanford Condi got into a shouting match with a … Read more