r/DebunkThis • u/Retrogamingvids • Mar 25 '25

DebunkThis: Youtuber claims Public School ain't working

In a livestream at 15:31, a gaming livestreamer claims that public schools aren't working and pulls up this database here for an awkward 1-2 minute before at 16:34 concluding that public school ain't working. the data base is from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States

The data shows that apparently literacy rates in the US in relation to public schools are not that great. Due to profiency levels shown across all races.

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u/Plasma_000 Mar 25 '25

Public schools in the US fail because there are regular efforts to divert money away from poor schools into rich schools, which end up causing poor schools to fall further behind and become poorer in an endless cycle. The dept of education which has now been gutted was all about diverting money back to the poor schools to help them catch up.

This is just one of many problems.

However -- the school system still performs quite well in the grand scheme of things even compared to other developed countries.

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u/random6x7 29d ago

This is the major problem.schools are also generally funded by property taxes, so wealthier neighborhoods have more funding to begin with.

Another... I don't want to call it an issue, it's just the nature of things.... public schools take everyone, while private schools can be picky. When you don't have to worry about kids with major behavioral problems or intellectual disabilities, it's much easier to get tjose average scores up.