[Jonty30]

I’m talking about textbooks and stuff like that.

If the money follows the child, good schools will get more money. Dropping a bunch of money does not guarantee that it filters down to educating the student.

It’s not just because they are black. Blacks in red states do a lot better than in blue states.

[Alberta's Child]

There’s no evidence to support what you’ve stated here. The single best case study on the subject says the exact opposite, in fact. You can do the research on it — it was the landmark Kansas City school funding initiative in the 1990s.

Textbooks and school supplies have almost nothing to do with the quality of a child’s education.

[metmom]

Nonsense,. This country had a far better educated and literate population when kids went to locally supported one room school houses that enforced behavior with disciple and the kids used a hand me down speller, a basic math book, a history book, and a McGuffey’s Reader.

Books are not the determining factor in whether a student is educated. Parental involvement and a desire for a good education are.

Teach the kids to read and do math and they can then go on and learn by themselves, anything they darn well please.

[T.B. Yoits]

It's because of these students don't live in an area with Magic Dirt.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=magic%20dirt%20theory

Magic Dirt Theory: The idea that where a person lives determines their behavior.

"Liberals sure believe in the magic dirt theory - they think that if they move DeShawn out of the ghetto and into the rich white suburbs, he'll suddenly be a good student and make something of himself."

See also:
https://en.metapedia.org/wiki/Magic_dirt

Not to be confused with the Australian rock band 'Magic Dirt': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Dirt