Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Effectiveness

"We decided on the following goal: to grade all 50 states and Washington, DC, on their K-12 school systems in order to identify both leaders and laggards in the tough business of school performance. "



An interesting report with interactive graphic from the US Chamber of Commerce on how state educational efforts stack up in the following areas:

• Academic Achievement


• Return on Investment


• Truth in Advertising About Student Proficiency


• Rigor of Standards


• Post-Secondary and Workforce Readiness


• 21st Century Teaching force


• Flexibility in Management and Policy


• Data quality
  
  http://www.uschamber.com/icw/reportcard/default