This is what happens when you have the wrong priorities for a long, long time

From the Lafayette (La.) Daily Advertiser:

There is only one state in the nation in which a student is less likely to succeed than in Louisiana, according to an Education Research Center report released today.

The Quality Counts 2007 report ranks all 50 states on matters from parental education, family income, test scores, graduation rates and school enrollment to determine where a child is most likely to succeed in life.

Scores for the study were calculated using success indicators.

Louisiana received two positive indicators, 10 negatives and one neutral. According to the report, preschool enrollment is 4.1 percent above the national average, linguistic integration is 12.8 percent above the national average and kindergarten enrollment is 1.2 percent, while the state fell 10 percent below the national percentage in the following areas: Parent education, parental employment and middle school math.