No matter what the educational argument, Paul Carpenter‘s rants usually end up covering the same ground. Teachers are lazy, stupid union types working half a year and doing a poor job educating kids.

Changes by Ohio lawmakers to school voucher eligibility in recent years has led to a massive expansion in the program that allows families to use taxpayer dollars to send their kids to private school.

Update: This story was updated on Sept. 11, 2015 to include Maine’s scores, and on Sept. 27 to include Oregon’s scores. Comparing California scores on tests aligned with the Common Core standards to ...