Archive for May, 2009

My School Is Worse Than Yours; Funding – Part 2

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
My School Is Worse Than Yours; Funding – Part 2

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... »

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My School Is Worse Than Yours; Class Size – Part 1

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
My School Is Worse Than Yours; Class Size – Part 1

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... »

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The Case for Dark Matter

Friday, May 22nd, 2009
The Case for Dark Matter

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... »

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