by David Safier Florida Sub Fired for Classroom Wizardry: Land O’ Lakes, Florida, has moved from the Stone Age all the way up to the Middle Ages. A substitute teacher entertained his class with a magic trick. He made a match disappear and reappear. A parent called the school accusing him of wizardry. The district … Read more
by David Safier (Here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.) After reading over Lujan’s explanation of HB2816 in last night’s post a few times, I was ready to blast him for dancing around the issue I raised. But this morning I read it a few more times and went back to the … Read more
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by David Safier (Here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.) I emailed State Representative David Lujan (D-Phoenix) about HB2816, since he is the only Democratic sponsor of the bill, and said I would give him a chance to respond to my concerns. He wrote back within a few hours (I love my Democratic … Read more
by David Safier (Here are parts 1, 2, 3 and 4.) “Six-point-four million? Safier is making this big deal about six-point-four million? I know that sounds like a lot, but as a percent of the state budget . . .” The Tucson School District just put its reputation and its standing with the citizenry on … Read more