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created by papajohn56 on 31/01/2025 at 04:10 UTC
316 upvotes, 81 top-level comments (showing 25)
Comment by MillHillMurican at 31/01/2025 at 04:15 UTC
225 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I remember the good old days when we ranked so bad the state board of education’s motto was “Thank God for Mississippi!”
Comment by Sirrobert942 at 31/01/2025 at 04:16 UTC
41 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Surprise they included Puerto Rico
Comment by Pongzz at 31/01/2025 at 04:15 UTC
54 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Alaska behind West Virginia? What happened there?
Comment by KrissyMattAlpha at 31/01/2025 at 06:05 UTC
77 upvotes, 2 direct replies
This whole discussion about the validity of SC's improvement in ranking is relatively unimportant. I know people like charts and rankings to support their particular political view, but if anyone were to read the actual report they would gain a better grasp of the continuing decline of educational achievement in the U.S. as a whole.
Scores are lower overall and the increasing trend of students disinterested in reading and math does not bode well for our future as a nation. Add to that the general trend of an education gap that somewhat mirrors the ever growing wealth gap in the US, and the current trajectory seems to be on a continuing decline.
Unfortunately, our political elites won't use this data to really root out the cause/effect of educational decline based upon sound logic or reasoning. Instead they'll use these data points as motivation for their continued political propaganda operations to influence a population that is declining in comprehensive reading skills, logical reasoning skills, and critical thinking skills.
If anyone has wondered why the US population is so susceptible to BS misinformation and lies that entrench them in completely illogical moral, cultural, and ethical viewpoints that limits their perspective, some of the answers lie within this report.
Comment by Mariner1990 at 31/01/2025 at 05:23 UTC
14 upvotes, 1 direct replies
You can get the details here: https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/snapshots/
It appears that SC is still below the national average. It also appears that scores across the country have fallen since Covid and have not recovered. But still, Kudos to our teachers, they seem to be demonstrating better performance than we have seen in the past.
Comment by AddendumCharacter899 at 31/01/2025 at 04:41 UTC
11 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Just moved here from Alaska in November lol interesting to see how bad my home state ranks in literally anything
Comment by barryofsc at 31/01/2025 at 13:49 UTC
7 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Awesome. Thanks for sharing positive SC news. Teacher pay is supposed to be raised to 50k according to the governors recent remarks. Increased pay with more affordable housing should continue to attract teachers. I don't know how a teacher can live in California where the average home cost is $ 700-900K.
Props to the hardworking teachers and to everyone in government working to increase funding and teacher pay.
Comment by AlertStatistician113 at 31/01/2025 at 04:21 UTC
51 upvotes, 5 direct replies
There is no way this map is correct… TN cannot be 16 and Indiana 7?! What. Lol. California is not 40.
Comment by bobsburner1 at 31/01/2025 at 11:01 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If I remember correctly, this ranking is about improvement from the last data set from 2022. This isn’t an overall education ranking.
Comment by xephrenata at 31/01/2025 at 09:21 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I highly doubt this 😂
Comment by Specialist-Ad-8390 at 31/01/2025 at 15:37 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Have we "dramatically" moved up or has every other state finally fell to our depths of Ignorance
Comment by saltmarsh63 at 31/01/2025 at 12:30 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Smart people moving there from other places, demanding a better education for their kids.
Comment by Diligent_Safe1286 at 31/01/2025 at 04:36 UTC
12 upvotes, 2 direct replies
35 out of 50 is nothing to be proud of.
Comment by AshevilleHooker at 31/01/2025 at 16:11 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Good!
Comment by RonaldTheFailure at 31/01/2025 at 22:16 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Massive congratulations to the Palmetto State! 👏
Comment by FuzzyShop7513 at 01/02/2025 at 13:50 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Oh look California in the bottom 10 states. They always brag about their education too.
Comment by GarageImpressive7831 at 31/01/2025 at 23:41 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
False reporting
Comment by papajohn56 at 31/01/2025 at 04:27 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is NAEP 2024 data for combined 4th and 8th grade Math and Reading scores.
https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/profiles/stateprofile[1][2]
1: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/profiles/stateprofile
2: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/profiles/stateprofile
Comment by purplerose1414 at 31/01/2025 at 05:08 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Some good news holy shit
Comment by Oldguydad619 at 31/01/2025 at 12:56 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Thank God, came from CA & the kids are like 2 years behind with the old text books.
Comment by PiLinPiKongYundong at 31/01/2025 at 14:27 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I wonder if this might have anything to do with those hated carpetbagging Yankees and their fresh tax dollars?
Comment by ded_rabtz at 31/01/2025 at 14:44 UTC
2 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Wyoming at 6 is bananas.
Comment by CrashlandZorin at 31/01/2025 at 14:53 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
...speaking as someone who lived there for two years and decided to nope the fuck out, and meaning this as respectfully as I can muster (knowing it will not be accepted as such), I'm fairly certain that number would be higher if y'all stopped reflexively electing Lindsay Graham.
Comment by Prestigious-Joke-479 at 31/01/2025 at 15:14 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It has gotten better, but unfortunately, the vouchers will take the funding away from the kids who need it the most.
Comment by katzeye007 at 31/01/2025 at 15:31 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Misleading chart is misleading
