In December 2004 the Seattle Post Intelligencer ran an article titled “State slips behind in school spending” subtitled “Administrators release study, call for Legislature to act.” The article notes: Washington ranked 34th in the nation for per pupil spending during the 2002-03 school year, spending $7579 per pupil compared with the national average of $8428 In... »
Archive for May, 2009
My School Is Worse Than Yours; Class Size – Part 1
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
In December 2004 the Seattle Post Intelligencer ran an article titled “State slips behind in school spending” subtitled “Administrators release study, call for Legislature to act.” The article begins: Washington ranks 34th in the nation when it comes to funding K-12 public education, according to a study spearheaded by school administrators. State and federal support for... »
The Case for Dark Matter
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Unlike our normal articles, this one is not focused on a recent news item. We’re publishing it because it’s an excellent example of the power of graphs to show why something is without resorting to techno-jargon or a lengthy verbal explanation. – Ed. There is so much evidence for dark matter that hardly any... »

