"Is Pennsylvania the worst state?"

For what's happening on the so-called "education reform" front, that is? National education guru Diane Ravitch, who was for school vouchers before she was against them, asks the question about the Keystone State in conjuction with the same question about several competing states (and Bobby Jindal's Louisiana may be hard to top, frankly).

Here's one good answer:

In my state, Pennsylvania, we have a Governor who is deliberately underfunding true public education while actively seeking to privatize education using Charter managers and vouchers. In my district, Philadelphia, things are even worse: ten years of State Control through a 'School Reform Commission' have left with a horrible budget crisis and 'solutions' that only make the problem worse. They are cutting us to the bone marrow and then decrying our 'failure' with the poorest children in our city. They are closing or turning over neighborhood school that serve as refuges in the community to charter companies. Companies that exist to make money for CEOs and 'counsel' the neediest at every turn. Sixty million dollar district buildings are given free to millionaires (Kenny Gamble's Universal Company), major charter operators (Mastery) are allowed to say educating Special Ed students is 'too expensive' and get monetary help from a broke district. All this is done without votes or transparency

I'm pretty tied up with a story related to this very topic, but you might want to help Ravitch answer her question.