For comparison purposes: http://www.uschamber.com/icw/reportcard/default http://www.uschamber.com/icw/reportcard/default -- Note that Vermont and New Hampshire

For comparison purposes: http://www.uschamber.com/icw/reportcard/default http://www.uschamber.com/icw/reportcard/default -- Note that Vermont and New Hampshire both do very well overall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tax_levels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tax_levels -- Note that VT and NH are at opposite extremes of state tax revenue per capita. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that tax rates have little to do with education quality.