Is it a coincidence that the states with the best public high schools are all BLUE states?
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2008/12/04/best-high-schools-state-by-state-statistics.html
1. Massachusetts
2. Conneticut
3. Vermont
4. California
5. Virginia
6. New Jersey
6. Rhode Island
8. Maine
8. Ohio
8. Illinois
With a few exceptions, the lower the state ranking the redder the state’s politics. Why is this?
The answer is money. States with a higher per capita income have better schools. Higher income earners are more involved parents. Schools in which parents are more involved – in which parents attend parent-teacher conferences – in which parents volunteer a lot of time to make the school better have better results with educating the next generation. This isn’t rocket science – it’s just not practiced in the Red States.
Tennis College Scholarship Application 2008