by David Safier From today’s Citizen: Many Arizona school districts are shedding librarians and cutting their hours. Sigh. The No Child Left Behind Act also has not been kind to librarians. It has emphasized scientific-based, scripted reading programs based on drills, said Ann Dutton Ewbank, an Arizona State University librarian. It has devalued and left … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) You’ve waited 16 years, kids. What’s another five weeks between friends? That’s the attitude of the House Majority Leader Tom Boone (R-Peoria) and his Republican friends in the legislature working in concert with the Ed. Supe’s office. They convinced Judge Collins to give them until April 15 to come up with … Read more
by David Safier Today, I’m not wearing my Tax-And-Spend Liberal hat. Rather than saying we should fund every worthwhile educational program in our schools, I’m going to play the pragmatist and deal with things as they are, not as I wish them to be. As things are today, Tucson Unified only has so much money. … Read more
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry along with other business interests are calling for the repeal of the State Equalization Rate and by doing so are focusing only on a piece of the puzzle. It is looking more like single-entry bookkeeping. Remember Enron? Taxes are but one side of the ledger. For more news … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) Maybe his next Comedy Central Show should be called, “Tax Ben Stein’s Money (if he’s rich enough).” I may be the only liberal in the world who reads Ben Stein’s column in the Sunday New York Times Business section. But I do it because the man is a conservative with a … Read more