An op-ed in the Republic today carries the headline, “Diane Douglas picks a fight (with everyone),” over a description of the rapidly escalated fight between new governor, Doug Ducey, and new state superintendent of public instruction, Diane Douglas. It also carries a byline of, “Editorial Board,” which always irritates me. You won’t find any such […]
Scottsdale Civics Test
In a recent column in what is left of the Arizona Republic (Legislature OKs civics test, public education is saved) Laurie Roberts says, …Republican state officials who detest federal mandates in our schools are now not only embracing a test written by the feds but making it a graduation requirement. In the opening act of the […]
SUSD: Just One Meeting
As former Scottsdale City councilman Bob Littlefield has often said, If you want to see what’s wrong with government, just attend one city council meeting. After having researched Scottsdale Unified School district extensively for some time, combing through meeting minutes and agendas, statutes, policies, attorney general opinions, etc., I finally attended my first SUSD governing board […]