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StarDoor said:
Final-Fan said:

That's a good point about inherited IQ, despite that I hear the tests are often pretty culturally biased. 

As for the other part:  and what schools did all those kids go to? 

Reports of cultural bias are greatly exaggerated. If standardized tests are biased, how can East Asians perform better than Europeans on them?

Schools are as good as the students who attend them. If you want a full picture, I recommend Bad Students, Not Bad Schools: https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Students-Not-Schools/dp/141281345X

Moreover, better schools tend to be in wealthier areas, so that still doesn't explain why rich black kids do so poorly.

The relationship between good schools and good paychecks isn't absolute.  This article shows that white schools tend to get more money than black schools at equivalent economic levels, at least in Pennsylvania.  Of course, funding isn't everything.  But on the other hand, the author of the book you mentioned was fired from the National Review for racism. 



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