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Interesting that you call out his lack of data/sources, assert he is wrong, and don’t provide any sources of your own.

It seems like zip code is a good indicator of public education quality, though. Here’s an actual source if you’d like to read about it: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/2019...

If you’re curious about wealth impact on public schooling quality, see table 1 for a clear breakdown.

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>If you’re curious about wealth impact on public schooling quality, see table 1 for a clear breakdown.

We weren't talking about wealth of households, we were talking about the amount of funding that goes into poorer areas vs richer areas.

I'm not sure you actually understand the charts you're sharing. What you linked shows an expected correlation between student performance (as well as teacher quality, both of which are combined to give schools an A+ score), and being in an area with more expensive homes.

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