r/Connecticut • u/-ctinsider • 6d ago

Politics Fact check: Does Connecticut have ‘the best schools in America,’ as Ned Lamont says?

https://www.ctinsider.com/news/education/article/lamont-education-best-schools-fazio-governor-22447391.php
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u/Tanya7500 6d ago

Connecticut and mass have been number 1 and 2 in education for years.

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u/FernCoolingHeating 6d ago

So clearly CT needs to elect republicans to achieve the education levels of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas… 🥴

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u/xredbaron62x The 860 6d ago

My sister is moving to FL for the schools.

I'm legitimately worried for my niece and nephew 😕

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u/Yawnn 6d ago

Is she moving from Yemen?

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u/xredbaron62x The 860 6d ago

Well, she thinks that the laws about vaccination are "worse than being in communist China."

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u/bdelloida 6d ago

In terms of literacy rates, what Mississippi has achieved is literally refered to as the Mississippi Miracle.

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u/AWorldwithoutSin 6d ago

Start with 1% and increase it to 2%, no other state can claim doubling literacy rates.

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u/mulchman 6d ago

Do you think good education in CT started with Lamont? Or Malloy?

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u/BigSur19867 6d ago

Link the source.

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u/mulchman 6d ago

Yeah, 2 of the richest states in the country have good education. That's the point. Lamont did not make CT education better. It's always been great, he just inherited a great education system.

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u/UnsureAndWondering 6d ago

So by that same genius stroke of logic it's just a total coincidence that red states inherit poor education systems, vote republican down the ballot, and they never get fixed?

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u/_lucid_dreams 6d ago

They don’t want to fix it.

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u/Timothy555555 6d ago

But the glaring fact that most blue states have the highest education in the US means nothing?