Interesting economy article - TX vs. CA

[Kracka]

http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/13/news/economy/california_texas_economy.fortune/

[Goat Blower]

I'm a little surprised by the low education numbers, but everything else about Texas makes me want to move there. I still can't believe the cost of living vs white collar salaries in TX, you get a lot more for your money than MN.

[Kracka]

I'm a little surprised by the low education numbers, but everything else about Texas makes me want to move there. I still can't believe the cost of living vs white collar salaries in TX, you get a lot more for your money than MN.
Education is TX is ranked fairly low, yet had a number of top-ranked high schools in 2009 (I'll see if I can dig up this link again). I will say though, education has become one of the top priorities in TX and steps are being taken to improve it. For example, all scratch-off lottery proceeds benefit education much like MN's supports the environment. Currently, while MN cuts education funding TX is expanding it.

*edit*
Here is the link. MN doesn't make an appearance on this high school list until #115 but TX is all over it (including #1).
http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/americas-best-high-schools/list.html