Last updated: Monday - November 23, 2009On September 4, 2009, the Governor of Arizona signed into law a bill marks a high point in anti-union aggression against the teaching profession. Starting tomorrow, November 24, 2009, the following changes to teacher personnel practices will be law in the state of Arizona:
1. School districts are prohibited from using tenure or seniority in making retention decisions. Nor can they use seniority in decisions to reduce force.
2. The requirement is pro... Read Full Story
Last updated: Tuesday - September 8, 2009This article about charter school shinanigans in Arizona by one of the best education reporters in the country is so juicy that I have quoted it in its entirety:
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Charter schools tapping into private dollars
by Pat Kossan - Sept. 6, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
A half-dozen Arizona public-charter-school operators have found a way to dip into a state tax credit program intended to help parents pay ... Read Full Story
Charter schools in AZ finagling tuition tax credit dollarsLast updated: Tuesday - September 8, 2009This article about charter school shinanigans in Arizona by one of the best education reporters in the country is so juicy that I have quoted it in its entirety:
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Charter schools tapping into private dollars
by Pat Kossan - Sept. 6, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
A half-dozen Arizona public-charter-school operators have found a way to dip int... Read Full Story
Last updated: Wednesday - June 17, 2009Professor Glass: I just finished reading your latest book, Fertilizers,
Pills, and Magnetic Strips. I found it to be: 1) riveting, in that it was
difficult to stop reading and work on other projects; 2) disturbing, in that my idealistic hopes that public policy makers are perhaps able to look beyond their personal views in making educational policy have been dealt a severe blow yet another time; and 3) compelling, in that your argument is built sound... Read Full Story
