by David Safier Arizona's Senate Democratic Caucus has created its own blog, and it has a few video clips of Senate Republicans discussing what to do about school funding. Senator Jack Harper asks, "The Constitution requires the state to offer first through twelfth grade — kindergarten, no?" The answer given him was, no. I guess … Read more
by David Safier Schools across the country are going to suspend business as usual during the Inauguration ceremonies and participate by watching and discussing and writing about the historic event. It's a sign of the times that anyone should have to justify taking students away from their normal tasks to focus on the Inauguration. Here's … Read more
by David Safier Kurt Vonnegut died awhile ago, but a scene from Slaughterhouse 5 came to me as I watched the Concert on the Mall this afternoon and listened to Obama's short talk at the end, tears in my eyes. I don't have a copy of the novel at hand, so I'll have to relate … Read more
by David Safier You mean it's possible that "throwing money at education" can result in better educated students? Five years after Maryland increased spending by $2 billion to provide greater academic equity, students have made remarkable gains in reading and math, according to a report given to the Maryland General Assembly yesterday by an outside … Read more
by David Safier Columnist David Brooks is a sometimes conservative, sometimes neo-conservative. Lately it's been hard to figure out what he is. For the next few days and weeks, the best way to describe him might be Neo-bama. Brooks likes the new Prez, a lot, and he's disillusioned with his right wing buddies. In a … Read more