 US States Ranked: Smart to Dumbest..., fascinating... |
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 Dec 14, 2006 - 2:14 PM
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The smartest state is Vermont. The dumbest is Arizona. These are the 2006-2007 findings of the Education State Rankings, a survey by Morgan Quitno Press of hundreds of public school systems in all 50 states. States were graded on 21 factors, including student achievement and attendance, positive outcomes, strong student-teacher relationships and school district efficiency. The 2006 award measures states based on factors including expenditures for instruction, pupil-teacher ratios, high school graduation and dropout rates, and reading, writing and math proficiency.
Rounding out the top five states with Vermont are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Maine. They're doing something right in New England with four states from this region dominating the top five slots this year. The losers are Arizona in last place, preceded by Nevada, Mississippi, California and Alaska. How does YOUR state rank? 1. Vermont 2. Massachusetts 3. Connecticut 4. New Jersey 5. Maine 6. Virginia 7. Montana 8. Wisconsin 9. Iowa 10. Pennsylvania 11. Nebraska 12. New Hampshire 13. Minnesota 14. Rhode Island 15. Kansas 16. New York 17. South Dakota 18. Maryland 19. Wyoming 20. Idaho 21. North Dakota 22. Missouri 23. North Carolina 24. Indiana 25. Texas 26. South Carolina 27. Colorado 28. Delaware 29. Florida 30. Tennessee 31. Kentucky 32. Arkansas 33. Washington 34. Ohio 35. Illinois 36. Oklahoma 37. West Virginia 38. Utah 39. Michigan 40. Oregon 41. Georgia 42. Hawaii 43. New Mexico 44. Louisiana 45. Alabama 46. Alaska 47. California 48. Mississippi 49. Nevada 50. Arizona Northeast owns. -------------------- Note to new members. Discussions such as the ones below are forbidden.
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Dec 14, 2006 - 2:16 PM
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47!
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Dec 14, 2006 - 2:18 PM
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but if you look at it this way.....where do people migrate to? cali
who has one of the biggest economies in the country...cali... i wonder why all the lawyers..actors...doctors...want to work in cali...they must be stupid... lol! -------------------- 2011 Spice Orange Mini Cooper
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Dec 14, 2006 - 2:19 PM
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24 ftw
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Dec 14, 2006 - 2:22 PM
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I honestly wouldn't have thought NJ was so high on the list, I see too many stupid people all the time. I'd assume it went somewhere in the teens.
QUOTE(fastgt @ Dec 14, 2006 - 2:18 PM) [snapback]510465[/snapback] i wonder why all the lawyers..actors...doctors...want to work in cali...they must be stupid... lol! haha. it just means they get the most business from the stupid people... ? lol. kidding 
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Dec 14, 2006 - 2:24 PM
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haha bitches #6!!!!!!
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Dec 14, 2006 - 2:34 PM
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I dunno, this is cute but in no way scientifically accurate.
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Dec 14, 2006 - 2:38 PM
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And you wonder why the northeast is primarily blue states...
And byaah for going to school in CT. This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Dec 14, 2006 - 2:38 PM -------------------- |
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Dec 14, 2006 - 2:51 PM
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QUOTE(hurley97 @ Dec 14, 2006 - 12:22 PM) [snapback]510467[/snapback] I honestly wouldn't have thought NJ was so high on the list, I see too many stupid people all the time. I'd assume it went somewhere in the teens. QUOTE(fastgt @ Dec 14, 2006 - 2:18 PM) [snapback]510465[/snapback] i wonder why all the lawyers..actors...doctors...want to work in cali...they must be stupid... lol! haha. it just means they get the most business from the stupid people... ? lol. kidding no matter the state, i think stupid people always outnumber the smart people. -------------------- Note to new members. Discussions such as the ones below are forbidden.
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Dec 14, 2006 - 2:58 PM
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woo woo Mass ftw. Vermont is cheating.
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Dec 14, 2006 - 3:33 PM
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VA is 6.. w00t!
they must be on crack |
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Dec 14, 2006 - 6:37 PM
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QUOTE(j0e_p3t @ Dec 14, 2006 - 11:16 AM) [snapback]510464[/snapback] 47! geez... and I thought we Californians are pretty damn smart... guess not.. -------------------- |
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Dec 14, 2006 - 6:52 PM
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is it bad I was thinking the southern states would be lower on the scale? LOL
 jk!Wow washington rolls in at 33... geeze... I thought we'd be a lil smarter than that --------------------  2003 Nissan Murano SE |
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Dec 14, 2006 - 7:02 PM
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that is pretty cool, how can Iowa be higher then MN haha jk
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Dec 14, 2006 - 7:10 PM
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QUOTE(CelicaBuddy @ Dec 14, 2006 - 3:52 PM) [snapback]510529[/snapback] is it bad I was thinking the southern states would be lower on the scale? LOL jk!Wow washington rolls in at 33... geeze... I thought we'd be a lil smarter than that All the smart ones move to vancouver BC 
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Dec 14, 2006 - 7:27 PM
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sweet! SC is number 26. I'm sorry but that is wrong. It has to be. My state is stupid. The schools here don't teach worth crap.
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Dec 14, 2006 - 9:23 PM
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i found this a while back, because i am from Arizona, and knew the school system there was pretty easy. . .
when i found out it was dead last, i wasn't too suprised... i went from a 3.5gpa not trying to a 1.8gpa here in Pennsylvania...trying, sadly enough. after getting the hang of things, i'm rockin pretty good grades again, and in college...in Pennsylvania yea...i'm proud of myself. i also overcame the crap that came out about drinking alcohol at a young age and smoking at a young age. . . --------------------  |
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Dec 14, 2006 - 9:28 PM
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Dec 14, 2006 - 9:34 PM
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23rd.. not bad :-)
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Dec 14, 2006 - 10:14 PM
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QUOTE(tomazws @ Dec 14, 2006 - 3:37 PM) [snapback]510526[/snapback] QUOTE(j0e_p3t @ Dec 14, 2006 - 11:16 AM) [snapback]510464[/snapback] 47! geez... and I thought we Californians are pretty damn smart... guess not.. californians are smart. i've seen some of the smartest asian or south asian kids with the super strict immigrant parents who never let them do anything but study. there's this kid who i volunteer with at the hospital. he's 17. sophomore at ucla. me and the other coworkers were talking about some tv shows. he had no idea what we were talking about. he's not even allowed to watch tv. he studies or takes extra classes during summer and winter break. i felt bad for him. and there's a bunch of kids like him. maybe not to that extreme but pretty damn smart. sadly, like someone else said... there are just more dumb people than smart people in cali. but as long as i remain in the smart group, i'm good. This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Dec 14, 2006 - 11:40 PM -------------------- |
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