Teacher Quality Score Card | |||
State (by rank) Grade State (by rank) Grade | |||
Texas |
A | Mississippi | C- |
Florida | A- | Ohio | D+ |
Michigan | B+ | Louisiana | D |
California | B | Tennessee | D |
North Carolina | B- | Rhode Island | D- |
New York | B- | Nevada | D- |
Kentucky | B- | Idaho | D- |
Massachusetts | B- | Wisconsin | D- |
Colorado | B- | Arkansas | D- |
New Jersey | C+ | Vermont | D- |
Georgia | C+ | Wyoming | F |
Pennsylvania | C+ | Indiana | F |
South Carolina | C+ | Washington | F |
New Mexico | C+ | Iowa | F |
Virginia | C | North Dakota | F |
Oklahoma | C | Nebraska | F |
Maryland | C | Alaska | F |
Missouri | C | Hawaii | F |
New Hampshire | C | Maine | F |
Delaware | C | Alabama | F |
Utah | C | South Dakota | F |
Illinois | C | Kansas | F |
Minnesota | C | Montana | F |
West Virginia | C- | District of Columbia | --- |
Arizona | C- | Oregon | --- |
Connecticut | C- | ||
U.S. Average D+ | |||
Copies of the report are available for free by calling (888) 823-7474. The report can also be seen online at www.edexcellence.net. SOURCE: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. |
A version of this article appeared in the November 17, 1999 edition of Education Week as Teacher Quality Score Card