by David SafierAnyone who follows the comments here at BfA knows Tucson Vice, a sometimes witty, sometimes sarcastic, always passionate supporter of public education whose wife, he's told us a few times, teaches middle school in south Tucson. What I didn't know until a few days ago is that he's stationed in Afghanistan as a … Read more
by David SafierYesterday I began my journey through the Page O' Facts put together by Senate Republican Staff Policy Advisor Javan Mesnard to combat the assertion that Arizona is 49th in education funding. His method: throw out so many meaningless facts and figures that you'll forget about the pitiful state of our K-12 education budget. … Read more
by David Safier In my previous post, I wrote about Tom Horne telling us not to panic over K-12 budget cuts, since maybe they won't be as bad as you think. Then I read this in the Arizona Guardian: Rep. John Kavanagh and Sen. Russell Pearce, who chair the appropriations committees, said late last week … Read more
by David SafierYou know that sitcom line? "Take it easy, Sally, this is no time to panic . . . OK, now it's time to panic." Ed Supe Tom Horne must think he's ready for prime time. Arizona's schools chief is telling districts not to go overboard in cutting their budgets, saying it's not the … Read more
by David SafierArizona Republican legislators need to convince us things aren't as bad in our funding of Arizona K-12 public schools as we think know they are. It's tough to argue for more cuts if everyone is convinced the schools are underfunded already. Riding to the rescue is Javan Mesnard, the Senate Republican Staff Policy … Read more