{
  "id": 5330033,
  "title": "The states where K-12 students care most about doing well in school, ranked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/the-states-where-k-12-students-care-most-about-doing-well-in-school",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T12:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/states-students-care-most-about-doing-well-in-school-ranked-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alaska had the lowest rate of children who were always engaged in school, with only 34.5% of children in this category. New Hampshire and Vermont were among the least engaged states, with 36.5% and 36.9% of children respectively categorized as always engaged in school. The Northeast region, including states such as New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania, had the highest shares of children who were always engaged in school.",
  "summary": "K-12 student engagement varies across the US. New Jersey had the highest percentage of children who care most about school. Alaska had the lowest.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}