Want better schools? It’s all up to states. — Harvard Gazette

Want better schools? It’s all up to states. — Harvard Gazette

Nation & World Want better schools? It’s all up to states. Third-graders raise their hands in a New Orleans classroom. Louisiana is one of four Southern states gaining attention for boosting its K-12 test scores in recent years.AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer March 16, 2026 6 min read Education scholar Thomas Kane says that’s the lesson of recent ‘Southern surge’ in test scores …