This report evaluates how well each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia support their public schools, based on objective and measurable factors aligned with the Network for Public Education's (NPE's) values. NPE values specific policies that will make our public schools vibrant and strong--a well-trained, professional teaching force, adequate and equitable funding wisely spent, and policies that give all students a better opportunity for success, such as integrated schools and low stakes attached to any standardized tests they take. The hope is that this report card will steer us away from policies that undermine our public schools and toward policies that will make our public schools better for all children. It is both a roadmap and a yardstick for citizens and policymakers to guide them and measure their states' efforts at making public schools more equitable places for students to learn.