by David SafierWhere do I start with Cap'n Al Melvin's op ed in the Star? From start to finish, it's a hodgepodge of talking points without connections. There are so many ways to go after what he says, it's hard to know where to start. My overall statement about the piece is, Huh? I guess … Read more
by David SafierThat's what happens when you go away for a few days (I'm back, by the way). You have to endure the shame of linking to Tedski for an education-related story. It wasn't supposed to be this way! But you gotta do what you gotta do. John Kavanagh, who is in the running for … Read more
by David SafierAs you know if you've read my posts about charter schools, I like the idea of charters, but I want to see more oversight to make sure each school is making a genuine effort to educate its students and accounting for the tax dollars it spends. It looks like Arizona may be heading … Read more
by David SafierI just listened to a report about today's arguments in the Arizona ELL case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. The interesting, but not surprising, part was the Supremes' concerns about the case. The conservative justices were concerned with the reach of the district court micromanaging the ELL plan. The liberal justices … Read more
by David Safier I understand the sad dilemma. When times are bad, people need more services, yet less money flows into government coffers, meaning there's less money for services. The feds can go in hock, but Arizona can't. So the choices are either Arizona gets more money from the feds — which is happening — … Read more