Map Reveals States With Best and Worst Public Schools
Summary
A new report ranked U.S. states on the quality of their public schools, placing New York and Massachusetts near the top and Arizona and New Mexico near the bottom. Education experts say these rankings do not fully reflect school quality because they do not account for factors like family income and education outside of school.Key Facts
- New York ranked as the state with the best public schools according to the World Population Review.
- Arizona ranked last in that report for public school quality.
- Another ranking by WalletHub placed Massachusetts first and New Mexico last.
- Rankings considered factors like test scores, graduation rates, school funding, safety, and higher education quality.
- Experts warn rankings may favor wealthier states where students have more educational support outside schools.
- Rankings often fail to separate the impact of schools themselves from factors like poverty or parental education.
- Some experts suggest evaluating schools based on how much students learn rather than only on input measures like funding or class size.
- There is concern that states might copy practices from higher-ranked states that do not lead to better education outcomes.
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