in the USNews ranking, 8/10 of the best states Pre-K-12 are blue, while 10/10 worst are red.[1] When you evaluate things beyond the partisan lens, poverty is a

in the USNews ranking, 8/10 of the best states Pre-K-12 are blue, while 10/10 worst are red.[1] When you evaluate things beyond the partisan lens, poverty is a massive predictor in education outcomes which is why many deep blue cities do poorly and why many deep red states do poorly as well. Separately, the suburbs in the US are about as purple as it gets. Suburbs also have the lowest rate of poverty compared to urban and rural. [2] [1] https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education [2] https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/10/02/5-facts-about-u-s-suburbs/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/10/02/5-facts-abo...