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