Tag: Ranking
Ranking the States’ Fiscal Health: New Study
Overall fiscal solvency: Where do the 50 states rank? Arlington, Virginia (PRWEB) July 08, 2015 This week, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University released detailed rankings exposing the fiscal health of every U.S. state, in the most comprehensive academic study of its kind. “These rankings are an early warning system for policymakers, journalists, […]
Hawaii Leads the Way in Tackling Nation’s Low Ranking Math Scores
Honolulu, HI (PRWEB) August 21, 2014 Hawaiian students will begin the 2014/2015 school year with a new curriculum that brings a more focused, rigorous approach to mathematics instruction. Mathematics aptitude among American students has long been a concern of educators, parents, and government officials alike. Ironically, the last state to join the nation is the […]
Ranking the Economists Who Lunched with Obama
Ranking the Economists Who Lunched with Obama One way to gauge economic thinkers is to look at their citation ranking, as measured by Research Papers in Economics, which tracks who has the most academic citations and uses it to rank the prestige of economists' work. Obviously, there are caveats to … Read more on Wall […]