Education Working Paper No. 6  September 2004

Table 8: Teachability by State in 2001
State	Teachability	Readiness	Economics	Community	Health	Race	Family
Alabama	-7.5%	41.7%	-27.4%	-12.7%	-10.4%	-9.4%	-26.5%
Alaska	-4.8%	-15.9%	41.2%	-31.7%	-18.7%	-11.7%	7.8%
Arizona	-20.1%	-43.5%	-11.3%	-36.3%	2.4%	-3.8%	-28.2%
Arkansas	-14.7%	-14.8%	-26.8%	-17.8%	-6.8%	1.9%	-24.1%
California	-12.5%	-39.5%	2.6%	-39.7%	39.1%	-24.2%	-13.5%
Colorado	-6.7%	-22.3%	18.4%	-32.3%	-5.2%	5.4%	-3.9%
Connecticut	10.4%	1.4%	43.4%	-13.8%	6.4%	4.0%	21.0%
Delaware	2.9%	-6.5%	15.4%	3.0%	31.3%	-5.0%	-20.8%
District of Columbia	-34.2%	-19.5%	-27.5%	-21.4%	-19.6%	-60.8%	-56.0%
Florida	-13.1%	-27.7%	-12.5%	-25.8%	7.1%	-0.7%	-19.3%
Georgia	-15.6%	-15.6%	-5.9%	-20.0%	-8.1%	-17.1%	-27.2%
Hawaii	1.1%	-30.0%	18.6%	26.9%	70.6%	-69.1%	-10.4%
Idaho	4.8%	-24.3%	-11.8%	33.6%	-3.9%	15.9%	19.3%
Illinois	-9.5%	-23.0%	9.0%	-32.1%	7.4%	-6.4%	-11.8%
Indiana	-0.6%	3.2%	5.0%	-8.5%	-9.4%	11.4%	-5.2%
Iowa	16.7%	2.5%	2.3%	53.0%	-4.0%	19.6%	26.7%
Kansas	-3.2%	-1.5%	0.3%	-24.6%	-7.9%	9.6%	4.8%
Kentucky	-1.6%	29.5%	-27.6%	-4.6%	-11.4%	14.7%	-10.5%
Louisiana	-16.5%	25.4%	-33.0%	-25.7%	-15.4%	-18.6%	-31.4%
Maine	49.2%	69.1%	-11.1%	181.1%	-11.6%	23.5%	44.1%
Maryland	-3.7%	1.9%	32.8%	-26.8%	-5.0%	-18.5%	-6.7%
Massachusetts	11.0%	-5.6%	26.8%	-23.3%	30.5%	7.7%	30.0%
Michigan	-2.0%	5.4%	4.6%	-27.0%	1.1%	2.1%	1.7%
Minnesota	15.1%	-8.1%	37.0%	-0.2%	8.9%	13.9%	38.9%
Mississippi	-12.5%	51.0%	-32.5%	-14.1%	-19.2%	-21.8%	-38.2%
Missouri	-3.3%	18.2%	-4.5%	-25.8%	-8.7%	8.1%	-7.0%
Montana	3.2%	26.9%	-25.6%	-6.2%	-5.0%	15.4%	13.6%
Nebraska	7.7%	-0.5%	11.6%	15.7%	-9.7%	14.1%	14.7%
Nevada	-14.6%	-47.1%	13.3%	-38.2%	9.6%	-4.3%	-21.0%
New Hampshire	40.5%	35.2%	52.4%	52.9%	9.5%	22.3%	70.5%
New Jersey	6.8%	-10.3%	34.0%	-22.9%	21.5%	-13.5%	-0.3%
New Mexico	-27.2%	-35.3%	-29.9%	-35.0%	-15.5%	-15.0%	-32.6%
New York	-7.9%	-25.9%	-6.6%	-22.9%	21.5%	-13.5%	-0.3%
North Carolina	-13.8%	-16.6%	-13.7%	-17.9%	-6.9%	-8.2%	-19.8%
North Dakota	52.9%	45.3%	-10.5%	215.0%	-6.1%	17.6%	56.1%
Ohio	0.7%	14.2%	-0.1%	-13.1%	-1.3%	8.2%	-3.8%
Oklahoma	-12.5%	-5.5%	-24.8%	-18.4%	-4.3%	-3.0%	-19.1%
Oregon	-4.9%	-26.7%	-5.6%	-12.8%	4.4%	10.2%	1.0%
Pennsylvania	2.5%	-3.1%	2.0%	-10.1%	8.0%	8.7%	9.3%
Rhode Island	-3.6%	-11.4%	1.6%	-9.3%	-5.6%	8.3%	-5.1%
South Carolina	-9.3%	14.3%	-9.2%	-12.2%	-5.7%	-14.4%	-28.7%
South Dakota	20.8%	3.9%	-4.2%	112.8%	-12.6%	12.9%	12.0%
Tennessee	-9.5%	17.1%	-20.5%	-19.7%	-14.2%	2.2%	-21.9%
Texas	-19.8%	-43.5%	-16.1%	-25.1%	2.9%	-9.6%	-27.2%
Utah	15.1%	-11.7%	23.8%	25.2%	10.0%	13.7%	29.4%
Vermont	27.6%	53.1%	6.4%	23.2%	-0.6%	23.3%	60.5%
Virginia	-3.2%	-0.1%	14.3%	-18.7%	-6.6%	-7.9%	-0.3%
Washington	-2.4%	-19.3%	8.6%	-29.3%	8.7%	4.2%	12.6%
West Virginia	11.5%	78.8%	-35.1%	25.3%	-18.1%	21.1%	-2.9%
Wisconsin	0.1%	-15.4%	14.6%	-19.6%	-7.8%	13.3%	15.5%
Wyoming	10.4%	32.1%	-6.5%	14.2%	-8.7%	17.3%	14.3%

Figure 8: Ranking of States by Teachability in 2001

[Table 1] [Figure 1a] [Figure 1b] [Figure 1c] [Table 2] [Figure 2] [Table 3] [Figure 3]
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