DT> MS>DT> MS>DT> sited. The  article states that "8th grade proficiency
DT> MS>DT> scores in  Iowa,
DT> MS>DT> MS>DT> North  Dakota,
DT> MS>DT> MS>DT> and Minnesota were the same as those in the 
DT> top-performing
DT> MS>DT> MS>DT> countries  
DT> 
DT> MS>DT> MS>    These three states are _very_ unrepresentative of 
DT> America.
DT> 
DT> This is probably true.  The point of this article is that we need to 
DT> look at educational facts on an individual basis.  If others are 
DT> going 
DT> to lump facts together and make the claim that _all_ of America's 
DT> educational system is failing they need to be able to prove every 
DT> piece.   
    Evaluating public schools as an _American_ institution does not mean 
evaluating the public schools of either an impoverished all-minority slum or 
an all-white farming state.  It means evaluating the performance of public 
schools as a _composite_ typical of what American kids get.
DT> MS>DT> years.  Have you ever visited Minneapolis or St. Paul?  
DT> MS> 
DT> MS>    I've seen Duluth.  But even it is a hell of a lot different 
DT> from 
DT> MS>Pittsburgh.
DT> 
DT> Minneapolis and Pittsburgh may have some similarities though..
    Some, but not the deep recession characterizing Western Pennsylvania.
    
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