White Pony(turntables)
11-06-2002, 01:27 AM
...New Mexico.
And the smartest is Connecticut.
These are the findings of the Education State Rankings, a survey by Morgan Quitno Press of the educational systems in all 50 states. Using 21 factors that included a strong commitment to students and teachers, an emphasis on excellence in the classroom, and support of safe, well-run public schools, Morgan Quitno Press, an independent private research and publishing company, ranked the states for their educational quality based on how they compare to the national average.
How does YOUR state rank?
1. Connecticut
2. Vermont
3. Montana
4. New Jersey
5. Maine
6. Wisconsin
7. Massachusetts
8. Wyoming
9. Indiana
10. Rhode Island
11. Iowa
12. Minnesota
13. Nebraska
14. Kansas
15. Pennsylvania
16. Texas
17. Utah
18. West Virginia
19. New Hampshire
20. Michigan
21. North Dakota
22. Idaho
23. Oregon
24. North Carolina
25. Alaska
26. New York
27. Colorado
28. Kentucky
29. California
30. Maryland
31. Missouri
32. Oklahoma
33. Illinois
34. South Dakota
35. Washington
36. South Carolina
37. Virginia
38. Arkansas
39. Tennessee
40. Georgia
41. Alabama and Ohio (tie)
43. Delaware
44. Arizona
45. Hawaii
46. Nevada
47. Florida
48. Mississippi
49. Louisiana
50. New Mexico
And the smartest is Connecticut.
These are the findings of the Education State Rankings, a survey by Morgan Quitno Press of the educational systems in all 50 states. Using 21 factors that included a strong commitment to students and teachers, an emphasis on excellence in the classroom, and support of safe, well-run public schools, Morgan Quitno Press, an independent private research and publishing company, ranked the states for their educational quality based on how they compare to the national average.
How does YOUR state rank?
1. Connecticut
2. Vermont
3. Montana
4. New Jersey
5. Maine
6. Wisconsin
7. Massachusetts
8. Wyoming
9. Indiana
10. Rhode Island
11. Iowa
12. Minnesota
13. Nebraska
14. Kansas
15. Pennsylvania
16. Texas
17. Utah
18. West Virginia
19. New Hampshire
20. Michigan
21. North Dakota
22. Idaho
23. Oregon
24. North Carolina
25. Alaska
26. New York
27. Colorado
28. Kentucky
29. California
30. Maryland
31. Missouri
32. Oklahoma
33. Illinois
34. South Dakota
35. Washington
36. South Carolina
37. Virginia
38. Arkansas
39. Tennessee
40. Georgia
41. Alabama and Ohio (tie)
43. Delaware
44. Arizona
45. Hawaii
46. Nevada
47. Florida
48. Mississippi
49. Louisiana
50. New Mexico