I never questioned your source. I poked fun at the "i heard comment" dude.
So now it is government's fault that all the eighth graders in Texas (and all the other barely unionized states) are dumber than the one's in WI?
Which government? Local, State, or Federal...or all the above.
Who runs the dept of edu?
State and Fed
Who in bed with the Fed?
NEA
Or do we have a blight of stupid children that most likely run rings around you and I on a computer?
Why are 70% showing lackluster skills?
Global warming or Bush?