Wednesday, October 01, 2025
New England schools are failing. Time to take a lesson from Louisiana and Mississippi.
Ten years ago, New England's public schools were the envy of the country. On the Nation's Report Card, Massachusetts students led the United States across ages, subjects, and most demographic groups, despite wide achievement gaps. Vermont and New Hampshire were near the top. Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Maine were in the middle of the pack. On the other end of the spectrum, states in the Deep South, riven by poverty and the legacy of segregation and slavery, sat at the bottom. "Thank God for
