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Education
Stupid Because They Vote That Way Or Voting That Way Because They Are Stupid?
Okay, we know the election was very close, and that this business about the
country being red is hype, BUT WHO ARE THESE RED FOLKS?
Well, they don't read.
Here are the numbers on education for grade schools:
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Top 10 |
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(looking redder) |
Bottom 10 |
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1. Massachusetts |
11. Maine |
21. Colorado |
31. Michigan |
41. Tennessee |
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2. Connecticut |
12. Virginia |
22. South Dakota |
32. South Carolina |
42. Hawaii |
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3. Vermont |
13. Nebraska |
23. Rhode Island |
33. West Virginia |
43. California |
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4. New Jersey |
14. New Hampshire |
24. Illinois |
34. Texas |
44. Alabama |
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5. Wisconsin |
15. Kansas |
25. North Carolina |
35. Oregon |
45. Alaska |
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6. New York |
16. Wyoming |
26. Missouri |
36. Arkansas |
46. Louisiana |
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7. Minnesota |
17. Indiana |
27. Delaware |
37. Kentucky |
47. Mississippi |
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8. Iowa |
18. Maryland |
28. Utah |
38. Georgia |
48. Arizona |
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9. Pennsylvania |
19. North Dakota |
29. Idaho |
39. Florida |
49. Nevada |
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10. Montana |
20. Ohio |
30. Washington |
40. Oklahoma |
50. New Mexico |
8 of 10 of the most educated states are blue. 8 of 10 of the least educated are
red. Aha! So they are stupid. That's why they believe this stuff.
Future Swing States (what will be the battleground states of the
future?):
Possible smartness trends to democratic party in 2008: Iowa, Montana, Virginia
Possible dumbness trends to republican party in 2008: None really but according
to this Hawaii and California, Oregon and an outside shot at Michegan
(I plotted these numbers to the states in question. These are the 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 a variety of
factors based on how they compare to the national average. These included such
positive attributes as per-pupil expenditures, public high school graduation
rates, average class size, student reading and math proficiency, and
pupil-teacher ratios. States received negative points for high dropout rates
and physical violence. See http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/package.jsp?name=fte/smartstates/smartstates)
Okay, these states have lousy schools but do students even graduate from
them? Do they go on to college? Click on Degrees to see who's making something
of their lives and who has had their opportunites stifled by their own
politics.
Also, from available census data, and information given at the Missouri ACT
national conference, you can get data of what percentage of people in a state
are enrolled in college,
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