Well, they tend to be secular, which has a positive correlation with education, but the rest is simply silly. Granted, one must define "American values." They can be defined in a way, that makes the conclusion ineluctible by the definer.
This j"accuse might be of interest to you.
I challenge you to show me "positive correlation" between being an atheist and being "educated."
We don't have to engage in a game of semantics with you. We know what American values are, as well as you.
One of the most important American value is the recognition of a power higher than and outside oneself. This is the primary value that our modern elites reject.
Here is a good example of the midset of our modern elites:
“The entire country may disagree with me, but I don’t understand the necessity for patriotism,” Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. “Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country ... I don’t see why people care about patriotism.”
The Telegraph interviews the Dixie Chicks, and singer Natalie Maines
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/06/15/bmdixie15.xml