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News N.C. 'best' at low teacher pay
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 1:05 PM
Which state has the most fatal car crashes, the worst credit scores, the most cases of identity theft or the most cancer deaths? Glad you asked! Policymic.com set out on a mission to find what states are "best" at - and by best, I mean what each state ranks highest in.
Unsurprisingly, North Carolina ranks among the states with the lowest teacher pay. But hey, we could have been better at worst things than not investing in our children! Louisiana, for example, has the highest rate of gonorrhea! Arizona, that lush state, has the highest ran of alcoholics! Oklahoma continues to test the boundaries of the women's lib movement: it has the highest rate of female criminals! Colorado has the highest rate of cocaine use per capita, giving new meaning to the word "blizzard"!
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- Snow or cocaine, you never know in Colorado.
The real victim here is poor Mississippi. It has the highest rate of obesity, child poverty, infant mortality, teen births and overall STDS. And it has the lowest median household income.
How did your home state fare? Click here if you're brave.
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