| Says Ravitch: " don't put a lot of credibility in state rankings, except to the extent that it shows state officials where they need to make improvements. I have a hard time imagining any family saying, "Hey, I just saw this ranking of states. Let's move from Mississippi to New Jersey."And then there is the problem of conflicting rankings. The states that Michelle Rhee ranked among the best came in poorly in the Wallethub survey. Move to Louisiana if you believe Rhee, but move to New Jersey if you believe Wallethub...which is a financial services company that ranks stuff... they took 12 factors into account, but discrimination is needed to draw a line between genuine online public schools and get-rich-quick online scams." Ravitch bets there are many excellent schools in states that fall at the bottom of anyone's rating. |
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