Washington State Gets "Mixed" Review in Rankings for States for K-12 Education
From the Huffington Post, a report about a ranking list from a personal finance site, Wallethub , for K-12 education in the 50 states. Washington state ranks 15th overall (kind of surprising) but 29th in spending, giving our state their "mixed" ranking. They give our state a 50 for "Education output and safety." Education Output & Safety Safest Schools (Percentage of Public School Students in Grades 9–12 who Reported being Threatened or Injured with a Weapon on School Property): 1 Bullying Incidents Rate: 1 Percentage of People (25+) with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 0.5 Champlain University High School Financial Literacy Grade: 1 No surprise, states that rank high in overall K-12 education, also spend the most. Top scores went to New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Kansas. The worst? Nevada, Louisiana (home of the charter "miracle"), Alabama, Mississippi and the District of Columbia. The article notes: Overall,...