by David Safier This could cause some problems. A draft proposal of rules by U.S. Department of Education could force the state to undo $160 million in cuts to higher education approved in January by lawmakers if Arizona is to receive $775 million in federal stimulus aid. [snip] Included in those rules, House Speaker Pro … Read more
by David Safier How often do you see a unanimous ruling from a Supreme Court, state or federal? That's what we got today on the voucher issue from the Arizona Supreme Court. At issue are the vouchers for foster children and disabled students I wrote about earlier today. Here's the shocker, for me, anyway. The ruling … Read more
by David Safier From the Capitol Times: The Arizona Supreme Court has announced that on March 25 it will decide whether two school tuition-voucher programs for disabled and foster children should be allowed to continue. By way of background, in May, an appellate court decided the Arizona vouchers for disabled and foster children were unconstitutional since some … Read more
by David Safier Here's another question born of ignorance. When college athletes are given scholarships, where does the money come from? A column by John Harris in the Pittsburgh Trib-Review questions the free education given to college athletes. Harris comments: A basketball player attending Pitt is eligible for an education worth more than $100,000. Except … Read more
by David Safier A Seattle Times columnist has an interesting thought piece on teacher merit pay, comparing it to bonuses paid to Wall Street execs. If pay for performance is such a good idea, how did Wall Street's bonus babies get us into such a mess? It's a good question, and part of a larger … Read more