You're right! Michigan can teach us a GREAT lesson!
From Morgan Quitno:
"smartest states" 2006-07
39 Michigan -6.43 27 -12
That means, Michigan is currently ranked 39th, their rating is -6.43, in 2003-04 they were 27th, and have gone down 12 places in the rankings in those 3 years.
Yep...cutting the hell out of education funding works wonders!