Civic Report No. 24 December 2002

Table A: Effect of Change in Method for Computing the Education Freedom Index State EFI 2001 Score EFI 2001 Rank EFI 2001 Score, Using Old Method EFI 2001 Rank, Using Old Method Alabama 1.50 41 1.20 44 Alaska 1.62 38 1.29 41 Arizona 2.94 1 2.67 1 Arkansas 1.76 32 1.72 22 California 2.11 14 1.85 15 Colorado 2.16 12 2.04 10 Connecticut 1.84 24 1.79 17 Delaware 2.40 3 2.23 2 Florida 2.39 4 2.07 9 Georgia 1.68 35 1.35 39 Hawaii 0.88 50 0.70 50 Idaho 2.20 11 2.07 8 Illinois 1.94 21 1.55 30 Indiana 2.15 13 1.88 14 Iowa 1.76 33 1.72 23 Kansas 1.96 20 1.57 28 Kentucky 1.44 43 1.15 46 Louisiana 1.84 23 1.63 25 Maine 2.09 15 1.83 16 Maryland 1.37 46 1.10 48 Massachusetts 1.66 36 1.49 33 Michigan 2.26 9 2.12 5 Minnesota 2.37 5 2.22 3 Mississippi 1.64 37 1.31 40 Missouri 2.26 8 1.96 12 Montana 1.79 29 1.43 37 Nebraska 2.02 18 1.93 13 Nevada 1.40 45 1.12 47 New Hampshire 2.04 17 1.79 18 New Jersey 2.43 2 2.10 6 New Mexico 2.02 19 1.77 19 New York 1.75 34 1.56 29 North Carolina 1.80 27 1.44 36 North Dakota 1.43 44 1.46 35 Ohio 1.82 26 1.62 26 Oklahoma 2.23 10 2.10 7 Oregon 2.06 16 1.65 24 Pennsylvania 1.86 22 1.49 32 Rhode Island 1.35 48 1.08 49 South Carolina 1.59 39 1.27 42 South Dakota 1.78 31 1.74 21 Tennessee 1.53 40 1.54 31 Texas 2.32 7 2.02 11 Utah 1.34 49 1.39 38 Vermont 1.83 25 1.46 34 Virginia 1.47 42 1.17 45 Washington 1.79 28 1.75 20 West Virginia 1.36 47 1.25 43 Wisconsin 2.36 6 2.21 4 Wyoming 1.79 30 1.59 27

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