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Just what we need. Another ranking of states on educational achievement, this time by the Daily Beast, a news and opinion web site

However, Georgia is not last on the list of  “America’s Smartest Kids.” That spot went to Mississippi. Georgia ranked 39th.

Using NAEP scores, the Daily Beast measured the percent of students who, for the 2009 results, scored at an advanced level or higher for 4th grade math, 8th grade math, 4th grade reading, and 8th grade reading. As a second component, the web site took each state one by one, determining the number of states that performed better and worse at a statistically significant level, and averaging those figures.

First, as usual, was Massachusetts, followed by Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Minnesota. Most Southern states did not fare well in the ranking, in part because of the higher poverty in the South.

Speaking of NAEP, we are getting the data today on how American students performed on science. I will post the results in the early afternoon.

–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog

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