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Friday, October 14, 2005
Report: Ohio getting dumber
According to an annual ranking, Ohio is getting dumber faster than any other state. Ohio fell 11 spots from 20th smartest state last year to 31st smartest this year. No other state fell as far down the list as Ohio.
Unfortunately, the list does not have a state-by-state explanation of the ranking that specifically explains how Ohio got its score. The ranking is based on 21 factors, mostly stuff like how many kids pass state tests, graduation rate, student-teacher ratio, school spending on instruction and teacher pay compared to pay for other jobs.
Ohio ranks behind both Dakotas, Michigan, Indiana, Wyoming and South Carolina. On the other hand we are ahead of California, Utah, Kentucky, West Virginia and Illinois. Vermont was No. 1 and Arizona ranked last.
It sure seems to me like Ohio ought to be higher than No. 30. Where do you think we should be ranked?
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