by David Safier In a Star article this morning about Republicans wishing Napolitano would just go to D.C. already and quit acting like the Governor, Incoming House Speaker Kirk Adams (R-Mesa) said about the proposed budget Napolitano intends to submit: "It wouldn't mean much or be very impactful." Impactful? People who use the word "impactful" want … Read more
by David Safier The president and CEO of Augusta Resource Corporation and Rosemont Copper Company wrote put his name on an op ed in this morning's Star defending the proposed Rosemont mine against attacks in another op ed a few days ago. The defense takes up about a third of the column. The rest is … Read more
by David Safier Here's a true story from the annals of Oregon education. Every year or two, teachers unions and school districts square off for contract negotiations. The unions bargain for higher salaries, better benefits and stronger teacher protections, while school boards try to lowball all three items. Let's not argue who's right and wrong. … Read more
by David Safier One of the big cabinet positions Obama has yet to name is Education Secretary. Naturally, people are asking who it will be. Journalists are beginning to mention names, and they're defining the two educational "camps" Obama's pick might represent. The people on one side of the equation, usually thought of as a … Read more
by David Safier Minnesota was the birthplace of charter schools 20 years ago (Yes, they're that new). The Institute on Race and Poverty produced a report on the state's charters. The results weren't encouraging. Orfield's research team gathered test scores and other data from all traditional public and charter schools in the Twin Cities. That … Read more