Were Massachusetts Schools Rated Number One Of.....

[global1]

all 50 states as Rmoney said tonight?

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Probably. But why should anyone be surprised?

Massachusetts has one of the lowest poverty rates in the country and a solid tax base to pull revenue from. States like Alabama aren't nearly as lucky and why federal power in education is important. My guess is that Massachusetts had good schools before Romney and after he left.

[elleng]

2. No.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021464125

[LiberalAndProud]

3. I believe that is true.

Of course, that can be correlated with Massachusetts #1 in state debt ranking during the same time period.

“Romney boasts of Massachusetts as No. 1 in education, but that happened before he became governor,” said education historian Diane Ravitch in an email. She is critical of both candidates on education but more critical of Romney. “In fact, Massachusetts became No. 1 by doing things that Romney now opposes, like spending more on education, more on early childhood education.”

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-fact-check-romney-obama-education-spending-20121003,0,1065538.story

And then there is this.
Why Massachusetts Should Spend Less on Education (pdf)

Walter Mitty Willard Mitt can't have it both ways. He can't own one accomplishment without taking responsibility for the other. Period.

[elleng]

4. and

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021466351