Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Growth v. Ed

The Fishwrap has reported a listing of states' educational performance & policies by EdWeek . Interestingly newly released census data compiled by The Urbanophile tells us which states are growing the fastest & slowest. Are people moving to states with the best educational facilities? Not exactly. States are listed with the worst population performers from worst to 40th worst and from best to 10th best with their educational report on the right. States in the top 10 are listed in blue & states in the bottom 10 are listed in red.

Least population growth.
  • Michigan - 24
  • Rhode Island - 31
  • Louisiana - 21
  • Ohio - 11
  • New York - 2
  • West Virginia - 10
  • Vermont - 12
  • Massachusetts - 3
  • Illinois - 40
  • Pennsylvania - 9

Greatest population growth.
  • Nevada - 45
  • Arizona - 42
  • Utah - 41
  • Idaho - 44
  • Texas - 13
  • North Carolina - 19
  • Georgia - 8
  • Florida - 5
  • Colorado - 39
  • South Carolina - 15

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