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Magee, Michael – Education Next, 2014
In 2007, the case could be made that Rhode Island had, dollar for dollar, the worst-performing public education system in the United States. Despite per-pupil expenditures ranking in the top 10 nationally, the state's 8th graders fared no better than 40th in reading and 33rd in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Only…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Officials, Expenditure per Student, Academic Achievement