Wisconsin ranked #2 in the nation for SAT scores

[JazzyTallGuy]

Originally Posted by tofurkey

Sure. We do that in Texas all the time, claiming bigger and better.

It when comes to education Texas has one of the worst K-12 educational systems in the country.

[DRob4JC]

You can argue about performance all you want. If the money isn't there, then the money isn't there.

This is not an issue of performance, but the allocation of taxpayer funds.

[JazzyTallGuy]

Originally Posted by hawkeye2009

Take a look at the SAT scores for Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and the Dakotas as well. It is a northern midwestern effect and has little to do with the relative competence of Wisconsin teachers vs any other state.

If one evaluates the SAT scores in these states and compares them to the non-minority populations in other states, the advantage diminishes. Further, most children in these states take the ACT (which most midwest and western colleges accept). Only those interested in applying to elite east coast schools take the SAT, therefore you are selecting the most talented students, not the student body in general.

Well then how to you explain a state like Maine which scored neared the bottom with a 92% participation rate and its population is 96.3% White Non-Hispanic?

[DRob4JC]

Originally Posted by JazzyTallGuy

It when comes to education Texas has one of the worst K-12 educational systems in the country.

Yet we have enough common sense to have multiple cities in the top business areas in the country.

We ain't perfect - but we are doing OK despite the financial circumstances.