Twice in the same week, John Stewart and the Daily Show address education issues.  This time by interviewing Diane Ravitch.  Nothing new from her in this interview, but it's great to see her arguments reaching a wider audience outside of the education world.  It is also great to see a national television show cover this side of education.  It's ...

In the debate over current school budgets the ''average class size'' statistic has become increasingly significant. The statistic is misused and covers some disturbing trends that directly affect the quality of what I am able to do. Admittedly most concrete data and studies indicating benefits of smaller class sizes exists at the lower grade ...