by David Safier Someone who says he scored and commented on papers the Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA) sent to India writes that all the papers he read had the students’ names and IDs on them. This is in direct contradiction to what I was told by the former head of AZVA. She said all personal … Read more
by David Safier If you walked into a hospital and saw your surgeon hunched over his Nintendo Wii, would you run out the door screaming and go on a frantic search for another doctor? You wouldn’t if you’ve read the recent research out of the Banner Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix. The physicians enrolled in … Read more
by David Safier After Mary Gifford read my last post, AZ Charter School Board Conflict of Interest?, she called, wanting to correct the record, which I told her I would be happy to do. I mentioned that she can comment directly on the blog so her ideas won’t be filtered through my words. She said … Read more
by David Safier This is interesting. I wrote yesterday about Arizona Virtual Academy sending student papers to India to be commented on and scored. To get official confirmation for my information, I spoke with Mary Gifford at the school. I summarized parts of our conversation in that post. I was nosing around the internet today … Read more
by David Safier According to The Skinny in the current Tucson Weekly: State agencies didn’t spend all the money they anticipated, so there’s an extra $189 million still left in those bank accounts. That includes $97 million from the Department of Education and $54 million from AHCCCS, the state’s health-insurance program. $97 million Tom Horne … Read more