Florida schools rank number 8 in the country

According to Education Week, the Pew foundation in a recent report ranks Florida schools 8th in the country overall of all states and the District of Columbia.
Pew's Center on the States (PCS) works to advance state policies that serve the public interest. PCS conducts credible research, brings together diverse perspectives, and analyzes states’ experiences to determine what works and what does not.
An independent nonprofit, Pew is the sole beneficiary of seven individual charitable funds established between 1948 and 1979 by two sons and two daughters of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew and his wife, Mary Anderson Pew.
Read the report at http://www.edweek.org/media/ew/qc/2010/QualityCounts2010_PressRelease.pdf and see how your home state ranks.