Statistics show that academic success correlates with the socioeconomic level of the family. So you've got the right point but the wrong cause. The kids aren't hindered because the schools are crappy; the schools are considered crappy because of low test scores, which is caused by the poverty of the families.
So slapping a poor kid in a fancy private school wouldn't do much to change things unless the lack of support at home was supplemented. Educated parents tend to make more money. They also prepare their kids better for school and can help them more with their school work.
There's research showing that kids in poor homes are exposed to millions fewer words in their first 5 years, so they start school WAAAAY behind in language skills. With early childhood education and heavy supplementation, we could turn that around. But the public doesn't have the will to spend the money.
They'd rather stand in line at Starbuck's to pay $5 for a cup of coffee.
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