Report Card on American Education

Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress and Reform

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<p>Report Card on American Education: Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress and Reform © 2015 American Legislative Exchange Council All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system without the prior permission of the publisher. Published by: American Legislative Exchange Council 2900 Crystal Drive Suite 600 Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: (202) 725-7764 Fax: (703) 373-0927 www.alec.org For more information, contact the ALEC Public Affairs office. Dr. Matthew Ladner Lindsay Russell, director, Task Force on Education and Workforce Development Daniel Turner, legislative analyst, Task Force on Education and Workforce Development Report Card on American Education: K-12 Performance, Progress and Reform is published by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as part of its mission to promote limited government, free markets and federalism. ALEC is the nation’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state legislators, industry representatives, research analysts and policy think tanks. ALEC is governed by a board of directors of state lawmakers, which is advised by the Private Enterprise Advisory Council representing business leaders and entrepreneurs. The American Legislative Exchange Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public policy organization. Contributions are tax deductible. Table of Contents About the Author v Acknowledgements vi Foreword: Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin vii CHAPTER 1 : Education Reform: A Year in Review ....................................................................................... 1 Silver State Lawmakers Strike K-12 Reform Gold 2 Vergara vs. California Decision: Potential Watershed 4 Georgia and Texas Become the 16th and 17th States to Adopt “A” through “F” School Letter Grades 4 Multiple States Introduce Education Savings Account Legislation 5 Nevada, Florida, Mississippi a