The Wealthy get Wealthier

The headlines this week read “Richest are getting richer.” This was based on the report from the Pew Research Center which in turn used on data on wealth released by the Census Bureau from the Survey of Income and Program Participation(SIPP). The report from the Pew Research Center was titled: An Uneven Recovery, 2009-2011 – […]

Posted by Larry on April 25th, 2013 | 3 Comments Posted in Methodolgy Issues, Statistical Literacy, Telling the Full Story

Cost of Child Care Going Up – Is That the Right Story?

A few days back I spotted the graphic on the right in the Washington Post. It was a stand alone graphic with no article to explain the image. But the graphic does send a powerful message that the cost of child care has gone up substantially in the past 25 years. But as it turns […]

Posted by Larry on April 17th, 2013 | 1 Comment Posted in Telling the Full Story, The Media

Do AP Exams Measure School Performance?

The Prince George’s County Maryland county executive, in his frustration over the performance of the school system has proposed to shift many of the responsibility for the school system from the elected school board to the county government. In the mist of the discussions the education reporter for the Washington post has put forth a […]

Posted by Larry on April 6th, 2013 | Comments Off on Do AP Exams Measure School Performance? Posted in Telling the Full Story, The Media, Where's the Data?
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