by David Safier OK, the headline is a bit of a cheat. “The Mother of All Libraries” isn’t a boast by Saddam Hussein about his book collection in Baghdad. It actually refers to the public subscription library Ben Franklin set up in Philadelphia when he was a young man. (You can stop reading now if … Read more
by David Safier Mike has been gently nudging me to write about a topic I’ve been avoiding – Tim Bee’s bill to allow all school districts in Arizona to participate in, and get the extra dollars for, the state’s “Career Ladder” teacher pay program. I’ve ducked and dodged until now, and not because I don’t … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) As I read the Star article, Classroom’s dollar share drops over breakfast this morning, I found myself asking, “Are all the analysts idiots?” Everyone was trying to explain why Arizona is spending a lower percentage of our education dollar in the classroom. They all got it partly right, but mostly wrong. … Read more
by David Safier At first glance, this looks like a free speech and religious freedom issue. HB 2713, which just passed in the House K-12 Committee 5-4, basically says schools can’t discriminate against students based on religion and have to allow students to wear religious jewelry as well as articles of clothing that display religious … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) Ted Downing, a former State Representative who is a prof at UA, wrote a comment to my post, “WE NEED MORE TIME!” that adds to the conversation about funding for ELL programs. If we can show people the economic repercussions to Arizona of giving students who need to learn English an … Read more