I always find it amusing when media outlets try to gin up controversy by pointing at other people arguing and saying something like "Hey, there's a big debate o

I always find it amusing when media outlets try to gin up controversy by pointing at other people arguing and saying something like "Hey, there's a big debate over here!" Never mind that they have this huge megaphone, that they choose which stories to run or not, and that it's in their best interests to have as many people as possible arguing about it in public as possible while linking to their article -- the faux storyline is that some other people think some issue is important. I think education in the U.S. is in bad enough shape already. The last thing it needs is more vested interests with political agendas involved.