This morning’s Star had a story about the dueling press conferences held by State School Superintendent Tom Horne and TUSD Superintendent Roger Pfeuffer. I usually criticize the Star, but I appreciated the balance of the story and I like the fact that students were quoted. I’m sure that folks who support Horne’s position were dissatisfied with […]
Hat tip to Man Eegee for pointing me to this one. I say “hat tip,” because saying “dap” may get me on a terrorist watch list.
So, Tom Horne is being attacked by the Goldwater Institute. I know, I know: who do you root for in that one?
The Goldwater Institute is attacking Horne for temporarily suspending […]
Once again, David Safier over at Blog for Arizona just doesn’t get it. His bleeding heart is once again staining his shirts and making a mess of everything.
According to his post over at Blog for Arizona, he asked Tom Horne about his plans to end social promotion during his live chat that the Star staged […]
The four schools that were on the chopping block were granted a reprieve last night. In the end, the only school that any Tucson Unified School District board members attempted to close was Wrightstown. That attempt failed on a 2 -3 vote; the votes in support of closure were Bruce Burke and board president Alex Rodriguez.
Observers wondered if it was […]
I caught this post by David Safier over on Blog for Arizona about the impending school closings in TUSD. Heck, more than impending, they plan to vote on them tonight.
Safier underestimates the firepower behind the effort to keep Ochoa open. Because of its location, former Supervisor Dan Eckstrom and his brother Art Eckstrom not only […]
I caught Arizona Spotlight on Friday. They had a piece about the tuition tax credit and its effect on public schools (full show here). The report pointed out that, suprise suprise, already wealthy schools have been the chief beneficiaries of the tax credits.
So, they interview Mark Anderson, one of the authors of the tax credit law. Anderson […]
Eleven members of the legislature came down to Sunnyside High School for a forum to discuss the state budget. David Lujan, from Phoenix, gave a detailed explanation of the budget, in particular the differences between the House Republican budget and the Senate’s bipartisan budget.
Interestingly, the names of the three Democrats who voted for the House […]
Hey, I’ve got a buddy on the State Board of Regents now. This week, David Martinez III of Marana was confirmed as Student Regent, and he gets to serve on that august body for a year.
His road to confirmation was not smooth, however. I know it’s shocking for a candidate for Student Regent, but Martinez […]
The Sunnyside Education Assosciation has announced a forum to discuss the state budget with members of the community. The meeting will be held on Monday at 6:30 PM at the Sunnyside High School Auditorium (near Campbell and Valencia). Members of the House have been invited to speak, and several have made plans to come, including […]
Action alert from the sent by the Arizona Education Association yesterday.
This afternoon Representative Russell Pearce (R - Mesa) held the first hearing on the House Republican Leadership’s budget proposal where it passed his House Appropriations Committee. An initial review reveals a budget package that is out of touch with the needs and priorities of Arizona voters. […]
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