Oklahoma Gets B- In New National School Ranking

The American Legislative Exchange Council is a nonprofit organization of state legislators and private sector representatives, according to their web site.

Its Report Card grades states' education policies based on six areas: state academic standards, charter school laws, home school regulations, private school choice programs, overall teacher quality and policies, and digital learning opportunities.

Read Oklahoma's report card here.

“Freedom in education is important to student learning, and states with policies that allow flexibility and choice within their educational systems often see better student performance,” said Lindsay Russell, director of the ALEC Task Force on Education. “A one-size-fits-all approach to education does not take into account the needs of individual students or unique state populations. The overall goal in grading states by their policies is to best reflect how each state is striving to provide high-quality education options to every student.”

The report gave Oklahoma a C- for state academic standards, an A for home school regulation burden and a B for private school choice programs. 

Oklahoma received a C on the report in 2010, a B in 2011 and a B+ in 2012.