links for 2009-03-18

The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics released today its “Digest of Education Statistics, 2008” — an annual compilation of data on American education from prekindergarten through college.

One statistic included in the report is the change in tuition from 1997-98 through 2007-8. When adjusted for inflation, tuition at private colleges increased 23 percent in that decade, while it grew 30 percent at public institutions.

My tmv post, judge ruled using a law originally intended to protect after school faith-based groups. Blessed irony!

My TMV post on Nicholas Kristof on MSRA

Progress is that when you fire a teacher in a rural district for a Gay-themed project (This one on The Laramie Project about Matthew Shephard you get written up on in USA Today!

Not really a surprise, "The lack of the almighty dollar within the hands of states during the current U.S. economic crisis, coupled with the millions states utilize to contest years of legal appeals, has made the nation second guess the efficiency of killing another human being."