Worth Reading

Worth reading:

1. Eric Hanushek eviscerates some consultants who make wildly optimistic predictions in school finance cases.

2. A homeschool blogger notices some frivolous conversations. Reminds me of what Rod Dreher recently said about the (wonderful) policy that his son's school has adopted: "I've mentioned before how a minor policy of the school -- no talking about pop culture on campus -- has been a godsend to families like ours, who are trying to raise our kids to learn to love good books and movies and art instead of existing on a diet of junk food."