Why Can Johnny Read?

But there is some good news out there. - Mitch Berg
Unless you're a blue state education administrator or union leader.

• Here in MInnesota, "Mississippi" was the punch line of a lot of smug joking about what would happen if taxpayers didn't cough up even more for education.

Well, the the taxes rose and the money got spent - but as Minnesota's once-vaunted public education system slides toward the middle of the pack, Mississippi has surged ahead:

And the results have been fairly astonishing...