By Jacinto Caballero-George
Recently, many people have not been understanding the importance of a proper funded education. DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) is cutting lots of funds towards the Department of Education, Who in turn must cut funding to states based on educational ranking and statistics. Funding tends to correspond greatly to other statistics. Of course, these statistics could be correlation, not causation, but it’s still important to look at the facts. The top and bottom 10 states (including the District of Columbia) in public education will be mainly listed.
1: Massachusetts, 2: New York, 3: New Jersey, 4: Washington, 5: Pennsylvania, 6: Vermont, 7: Minnesota, 8: Connecticut, 9: Virginia, 10: Wisconsin.
51: Arizona, 50: Alabama, 49: New Mexico, 48: Oklahoma, 47: Idaho, 46: West Virginia, 45: Arkansas, 44: Nevada, 43: Indiana, 42: Louisiana.
First, we have how literacy rates correspond with public education rates. The bottom 10 corresponds much more than the top 10 in public education. New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, and West Virginia all rank in both the bottom 10 in public education and literacy. New Mexico ranked 51st in literacy, Arizona 46th in literacy, Oklahoma ranked 47th in literacy, and West Virginia 49th in literacy. The top 10 have much less correlation between public educational ranking and literacy rates, having Massachusetts at 1st in literacy and New Jersey at 2nd.
Higher education rates also correlate to where a state lies in quality of public education. 7 of the bottom states are in the bottom 10 for higher education rates and 6 of the top states are in the top 10. West Virginia is at 51st, Arkansas at 49, Louisiana at 48, Nevada at 46, Oklahoma at 45, Alabama at 44, and Indiana at 43. The top 10 states in public education quality and higher education rates are, Massachusetts at 2, New Jersey at 4, Vermont at 6, New York at 8, Minnesota at 9, and Washington at 10.
The teen pregnancy rates in states also have a similar correlation, with more than half of the top ten in public education being on the bottom end of teen pregnancy rates, and more than half of the bottom 10 states in public education being in the top 10 of teen pregnancy rates. This statistic shows the average amount of teen pregnancies per 1,000. Vermont at 50 with 13.1 per thousand, Massachusetts at 49 with 13.2 per thousand, Wisconsin at 48 with 16.0 per thousand, Minnesota at 46 with 16.2 per thousand, and Connecticut at 44 with 18.4 per thousand. The states in the top 10 of teen pregnancies and the bottom 10 in education quality are Arkansas at 3 with 38.2 per thousand, Oklahoma at 4 with 37.0 per thousand, Louisiana at 5 with 36.0 per thousand, Alabama at 6 with 35.3 per thousand, New Mexico at 7 with 35.0 per thousand, and Nevada at 8 with 32.8 per thousand.
The way all these statistics align with each other can lead one to believe there is at least some causation between them, which seeing the evidence is highly possible and shows the importance of a good public educational system. Moreover, these statistics show that good things can come from a proper public educational system. Sadly, some people don’t think a proper education is as important as it is, with DOGE heavily defunding the Department of Education, terminating over $600 million in funds and grants. It’s important, especially now, to remember how vital education is to maintaining a healthy society.
(All stats from worldpopulationreview.com)
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