How does this affect today's education?
In the above map, from 2000, you can clearly tell that the North has a higher graduation rate than in the South. The lighter colors in the Northern region represent a greater percent of high school gratuates. This pattern derives from the regional differences between the North and South in the antebellum education reform movements in the 1800s. It's all a chain of cause and effect.
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The map above shows some of the top business schools in the country in 2006 according to various charts and put together by "Maps of the World." From a visual standpoint, it is easy to see that there are a lot more top schools in the North than in the South by the sheer density of markers in the Northern region. This map also confirms the huge impact that differences in antebellum education make on today's society. Today, the Northeast still dominates as an educational center of the country.
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In addition, based on recent charts from colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com, seven out of the top ten universities in the U.S. are located in states that were once part of the Northern colonies. This last piece of evidence shows how the greater focus on education in the North during the antebellum period affects the regional education systems today. To learn more about the top schools and see a complete chart: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities.