by David Safier (TASL) I hold this truth to be self-evident. Anyone who uses the phrase, “government can’t just throw money at public education” is not in favor of increasing educational spending. Arizona’s own John McCain is the only presidential candidate left standing who uses the phrase. In a recent speech, he said, “Government can’t … Read more
by David Safier Colin Powell and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings have gotten together to say that high school graduation rates are too low, and they are lowest in cities with high rates of poverty. Powell and Spellings are wrong so often, my first reaction is, “If they say graduation rates are low, they’re probably approaching … Read more
by David Safier This Sunday’s meta-Ed post is a collection of random items. Want to see today’s front page of your old local paper in Minneapolis or Calcutta, India, or Bogota, Columbia? Go to the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages site. You can view it as an interactive map — put your cursor on a spot … Read more
by David Safier I didn’t read an article saying that Independents’ number one issue is education. My conclusion is based on a very informal, very unrepresentative sample. But I think it’s reasonably valid. Today I rang doorbells for Don Jorgensen who is running for the State House in LD-26. We only spoke to Independents, and … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) I agree with almost everything Tim Bee said in his op ed, Goal: Affordable, accessible universities. But there’s a serious problem here. The most powerful man in the Arizona Senate has floated all kind of feel-good educational proposals without a penny of new funding to back them up. The op ed … Read more