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Here, the top five states that can brag about their educational systems, along with their total score out of 100:
Massachusetts; 74.2 (No. 1 in both "Quality" and "Safety" categories)
New Jersey; 67.1
Connecticut; 66.9
New Hampshire; 65.1
Vermont; 63.2
Worst School Systems:
Arizona; 37.5
Alaska; 35.9
District of Columbia; 33.6
Louisiana; 32.5 (last in "Safety" category)
New Mexico; 31.5 (last in "Quality" category)
http://www.newser.com/story/262642/5-us-states-with-best-worst-school-systems.html
kimbutgar
(21,137 posts)The school systems were better than California. Even though schools in silcon valley have a lot of money funding them.
lindysalsagal
(20,680 posts)The Boston negatives just aren't as big as NYC, Yonkers, and Buffalo's totals. The Rural/city ratio is different in Mass so that the numbers look better there.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)five worst, or even in the lower half. I wonder why?
flotsam
(3,268 posts)why we have New England nabobs and east coast elites!