Cochise District says no to stimulus: "In this season of federal largesse, Arizona schools received about $1 billion in economic stimulus grants.
But one school district has decided that when it comes to the federal government, it is better to give back than to receive.
Cochise Elementary District is in the tiny community of Cochise, east of Tucson. Its 100 K-8 students enjoy small classes and well-paid teachers, thanks to a large amount of school property taxes paid by a nearby power plant. The district has a budget of $500,000 and turned down its share of stimulus funds: $12,865.64, or $128.65 per student."
ICYMI: Scopes Centennial Edition (7/13)
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Last week we sailed past the 100-year anniversary of the Scopes trial,
arguably the grand kick-off for a century of culture panic in this country.
There we...
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