re: #13 JasonA

Are they “local?”
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+1 for snark

Their education rankings can’t get much worse. Here’s a suggestion, don’t move to Louisiana unless you plan on private schooling.

2theadvocate.com

ACT SCORE
48th Rank among states.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS
2.2%
50th Rank among states.

ELEMENTARY READING

44th Rank among states on the National Assessment of Educational Progress test for fourth-graders.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH

46th Rank among states on the National Assessment of Educational Progress test for eighth-graders.

SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCORES
2.5% Schools with four and five-star ratings in 2006.
6.3% Schools rated “academically unacceptable.”

I took out the poverty rates, which are horrific, to shorten the post.