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The State supports the infrastructure from the oil royalty taxes. The oil royalty taxes accounts for 85% of the State budget. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, Alaska ranks 27th in mathematics and 38th in reading among 8th graders nationwide. It was much better during the 1990s, and has gotten significantly worse since Democrats took control of Congress in 2007.