EDUWONK is unimpressed with the New York Times’ latest education report: “Ordinarily, when an organization releases a study with the caveat that its sample is ‘not nationally representative’ a national news organization wouldn’t then run a big story on it as somehow indicative of a national trend.”

Meanwhile, Mickey Kaus is busting the AP’s reporting on Ariel Sharon and Iran: “In this case, the credentialed AP writer had to work from a live broadcast, tape, or transcript, the same as any blogger. Unfortunately, the resulting product does not meet blog standards! … But, hey, give the AP a special constitutional privilege. . . .”

UPDATE: I should note that Kaus is relying on Brendan Loy.