And Mississippi has risen from 49 in the country to, to a top 10 state in the country in grade reading achievement. By the way, it wasn't money that did it. It was actually teaching what works. Alabama, by the way, did the same thing. They moved from 49th to 34th. Louisiana, Louisiana moved from 49th to 32nd. And here's what the New York Times said. You're gonna like this. The New York Times said in 2019, blue states had better average test scores than red states after adjusting for demographics. (18:46–18:52)
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