Everything You Know About State Education Rankings Is Wrong: New at Reason

You probably think you know which states have the best and worst education systems in the country. If you regularly dip into rankings such as those published by U.S. News and World Report, you likely believe schools in the Northeast and Upper Midwest are thriving while schools in the Deep South lag. It’s an understandable conclusion to draw from those ubiquitous “Best Schools!” lists. It’s also wrong, write Stan Liebowitz and Matthew L. Kelly in the latest issue of Reason.

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