{"id":28093,"date":"2022-03-22T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneroomed.com\/?p=28093"},"modified":"2025-02-06T04:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T04:49:51","slug":"the-governments-war-on-real-education-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneroomed.com\/?p=28093","title":{"rendered":"The Government&#8217;s War on Real Education Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Support-the-podcast-directly-1024x723.png\" alt=\"The State of Education Podcast Mic Logo\" class=\"wp-image-7428 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">In Part 1 of the Government&#8217;s War on Real Education, I discuss the changes in the mission of the primary and secondary educational institutions in the United States and the history behind the changes, as well as how these changes have affected the students&#8217; high school completion rate over the last 50+ years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\" id=\"below-you-will-find-the-full-show-notes-and-reference-list-for-episode-5-of-the-state-of-education-podcast-presented-by-one-room-education\">Below you will find the full show notes and reference list for Episode 5 of The State of Education Podcast, presented by One-Room Education.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"i-can-t-wait-to-start-a-conversation-with-you\"> I can&#8217;t wait to start a conversation with you!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#9f9f5f;color:#9f9f5f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"question-of-the-day\">Question of the Day:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\">What did you think when you saw the term &#8220;War on Real Education&#8221;?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#9f9f5f;color:#9f9f5f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you have any questions or comments about this episode or any of the information presented, please make sure to leave a comment at the bottom of this post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/oneroomed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Podcast-info-background-2-800x800.png\" alt=\"\" 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is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ep-5-War-on-Ed-Part-1.mp3\" autoplay><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Government&#8217;s War on Real Education Part 1: <br>What is the War on Real Education and Why Haven\u2019t I heard about it?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embedJS\/uztv35\"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+\"\/?url=\"+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+\"&args=\"+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, \"script\", \"Rumble\");<\/script>\n\n<div id=\"rumble_v29abd0\"><\/div>\n<script>\nRumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v29abd0\",\"div\":\"rumble_v29abd0\"});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vine-devider-1.png\" alt=\"vine-divider-green\" class=\"wp-image-1549\" style=\"width:228px;height:99px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:61px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-parallax\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2337 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/pexels-photo-7319307-683x1024.jpeg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"show-notes\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Show Notes<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Today&#8217;s episode, The Government&#8217;s War on Real Education, Part 1: What is the War on Real Education and Why Haven\u2019t I heard about it? is pretty data-heavy, so bear with me and we will make sense of it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">In Part 1 of this amazingly informative mini-series I present you with a wide variety of topics pertaining to how this war on real, or classical, education started.  Topics for this episode include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li>Defining what a REAL education is. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defining\/describing what the war on real education is.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The effects this war has had on American education since the start in the late 1800s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Looking at how the end goal of primary and secondary education has changed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examining the profit motive of postsecondary institutions in lobbying for bills that go against the best interests of our nation\u2019s children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Break down government numbers in regards to graduation and dropout rates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>What is a &#8220;Real Education&#8221;?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">I define a Real Education as a Classical Education that teaches the basics of reading, writing, math, and civics to all citizens of a given country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">In addition to the 4 basic disciplines, the students are also taught HOW to learn and HOW to think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>What is the War on Real Education?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The war on Real Education is the idea that all students are the same and must fit into a pre-approved box or there is &#8220;something wrong&#8221; with them.  This also advocates for the separation of anyone who doesn&#8217;t conform to the systematic norms to be removed from the classroom and isolated from their peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">This war is staged on several fronts, oftentimes without the general public even realizing it.  The war is meant to remove anyone who tries to ask real questions of the system and the people in charge from their peers, so they don&#8217;t spoil the entire group.  The system self-preserves by labeling these students as troublemakers, learning deficient, or carrying out punishment against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">This war has been backed and endorsed by the public teacher&#8217;s unions and elected politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Why haven&#8217;t you heard about the war on real education?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The teacher&#8217;s unions and politicians have been working very hard together to keep people silent about this issue through guilt and public shaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">These groups have allowed for negative stereotyping of anyone who tries to work outside of the system.  Think of a homeschool family.  Did you see normal people who just love their kids and want the best for them, or did you envision a bunch of jean skirt-wearing cult members who don&#8217;t allow their children to interact with the outside world?  That&#8217;s my point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">They make it acceptable to demonize and other anyone outside of their system to encourage the majority to stay in it.  This also goes for those within the system who see what&#8217;s going on and speak out against it.  Look at the school board meetings from 2020 and 2021 especially.  Those parents were demonized and painted as crazy extremists for voicing their opinions and desires about their expectations of their children&#8217;s educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">When did the war on real education begin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">It began in the late 1800s with the breakdown of each trade skill into menial, unskilled labor in the industrial manufacturing era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The government realized that the less classical education, or real education someone received, the easier they were able to be controlled after the implementation of the the Prussian school standardized model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">With the move to the Prussian model of education, students where no longer taught HOW to learn and HOW to think, but rather WHAT to learn and WHAT to think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">What is the actual goal of the modern education system in America?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The main goal of the modern education system is supposed to be to get students ready to enter the workforce; however, in practice, it has become a funnel to the for-profit colleges and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">In the late 1970s and 1980s, politicians and educational &#8220;leaders&#8221; consulted with economic leaders and were told that in order for people to fill the roles needed within the next 10-20 years, they needed college-educated, specialized workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Because of this, every single student in the American education system has been pushed, pressed and groomed to &#8220;want&#8221; to obtain a degree from a postsecondary institution; even if the career they wanted to go into didn&#8217;t require a degree at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The American education system propagated negative stereotypes of blue-collar workers and tried to convince us that we HAD to take on a mountain of debt in the form of student loans and attend college right after high school graduation, or we could end up working as a janitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">In large part due to these negative stereotypes of middle-class, blue-collar jobs, there were 4,089,000 postsecondary degrees handed out in 2020 alone.  An additional 19.4 million students enrolled in colleges for the fall semester of 2020.    This means that just over 1\/3, 35.7%, of the total population of the U.S. between the ages of 15 and 29 were in some form of a degree program in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The problem this amount of people trying to achieve their postsecondary degree?  It creates extreme competition within those fields and leaves many without a job that pays them enough to cover their student debt AND general living expenses, let alone a family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">The landscape of the American education system in 2022.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">With the onset of the pandemic lockdowns in 2020, parents were able to see what was being taught to their students, and how it was being taught to them and they weren&#8217;t happy about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Partially due to parental dissatisfaction with what and how their children were being taught, the reported homeschooling population in the U.S. grew a whopping 8%+.  This represents roughly 2.5 million students being homeschooled throughout the United States alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">A decreasing in actual graduation rate in the United States over the last 50+ years.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">If you include the GED recipients to calculate the actual high school dropout rate, the rate has actually increased since 1968.  According to an NIH paper by Heckman and LaFontaine, this is in part due to the increased pressure of high-stakes testing for high school graduation.  It is also due in part to the increase in single-parent households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#9f9f5f;color:#9f9f5f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Children Reared in these adverse environments are more likely to drop out of high school.<\/p>\n<cite>Heckman, James J, and Paul A LaFontaine. \u201cTHE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE: TRENDS AND LEVELS.\u201d <em>Review of Economics and Statistics<\/em>, vol. 92, no. 2, May 2010, pp. 244\u2013262.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#9f9f5f;color:#9f9f5f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">The U.S. Department of Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The U.S. Department of Education provides funding to 12 million postsecondary students and provides $150 billion in new and consolidated loans annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">With a minimum of $150 billion at stake, it is in the best interest of the educational system in the United States, and throughout the western world in general, to steer their students toward that path, that will, in turn, continue to, and even increase the funding of the teacher&#8217;s unions, school administrations, and politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Join me for part 2 of the Government&#8217;s War on Education where I track the funding and flow of money within our current education system and how it is directly affecting you and your children.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you 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Did It Ever? <a href=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/the-factory-model-does-it-work-did-it-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">*Read More*<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d0c741e59d3ec765b2094492e0a3710e\">A Brief History of Education in America <a href=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/a-brief-history-of-education-in-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">*Read More*<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-edf388a707a3137385be39c98da9d80e\">Falling Literacy Rates Part 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/falling-literacy-rates-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">*Read More*<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2329\" alt=\"girl in old fashioned dress standing in library holding books\" src=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pexels-photo-11259801-720x1024.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"references\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">References<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33fdbc240e1a56743d6ec630c45640d0\">Boyd, Ashley S., and Janine J. Darragh. \u201cTeaching for Social Justice: Using All American Boys to Confront Racism and Police Brutality.\u201d <em>American Federation of Teachers<\/em>, 9 Mar. 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aft.org\/ae\/spring2021\/boyd_darragh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.aft.org\/ae\/spring2021\/boyd_darragh<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18a553a739e6c73c4fc7a5eb86f18389\">Carlson, Tucker. \u201cTucker: More and More Parents Are Choosing Homeschool.\u201d <em>Fox News<\/em>, FOX News Network, LLC, 19 Feb. 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6298116243001#sp=show-clips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6298116243001#sp=show-clips<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aaffb489335a557f5a267fc399f06475\">\u201cFederal Role in Education.\u201d <em>The Federal Role in Education<\/em>, US Department of Education (ED), 15 June 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/overview\/fed\/role.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/overview\/fed\/role.html<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32437ff365cd5c2222a0880ce5958aa7\">Griswold, Shaun. \u201cNational Guard Members Show up for Their First Day Teaching Public School, Providing Child Care.\u201d <em>News<\/em>, Las Cruces Sun News, 25 Jan. 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/story\/news\/local\/new-mexico\/2022\/01\/25\/national-guard-members-show-up-their-first-day-teaching-school\/9210938002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/story\/news\/local\/new-mexico\/2022\/01\/25\/national-guard-members-show-up-their-first-day-teaching-school\/9210938002\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9379e6000c990ef0e853eb7f16a81510\">Heckman, James J, and Paul A LaFontaine. \u201cTHE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE: TRENDS AND LEVELS.\u201d <em>Review of Economics and Statistics<\/em>, vol. 92, no. 2, May 2010, pp. 244\u2013262., <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1162\/rest.2010.12366. 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Accessed Feb. 2022<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ab9cfd257a811088d90be1ff9000928\">\u201cHomeschooling by the Numbers.\u201d <em>Coalition for Responsible Home Education<\/em>, Coalition for Responsible Home Education, 23 Mar. 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblehomeschooling.org\/research\/summaries\/homeschooling-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/responsiblehomeschooling.org\/research\/summaries\/homeschooling-numbers\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33ba578dc26d226a400b0e196bdcd888\">NCES. \u201cThe NCES Fast Facts Tool Provides Quick Answers to Many Education Questions (National Center for Education Statistics).\u201d <em>National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)<\/em>, U.S. Department of Education, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/fastfacts\/display.asp?id=372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/fastfacts\/display.asp?id=372<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ddb1e8139bf5bfa63f2c7db45d11af3d\">\u201cRacial Justice Is Education Justice.\u201d <em>NEA EdJustice<\/em>, National Education Association, 20 Apr. 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/neaedjustice.org\/racial-justice-is-education-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/neaedjustice.org\/racial-justice-is-education-justice\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad83b0feaf9cf861edcb447231284061\">Shivaram, Deepa. \u201cNew Mexico Is Calling on the National Guard to Fill in as Substitute Teachers.\u201d <em>NPR<\/em>, NPR, 21 Jan. 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/01\/21\/1074711399\/new-mexico-national-guard-substitute-teachers-shortage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/01\/21\/1074711399\/new-mexico-national-guard-substitute-teachers-shortage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1919d54e8ba168c934c89527c29ee209\">Statista Research Department. \u201cResident Population of the United States by Sex and Age as of July 1, 2020.\u201d <em>Statista<\/em>, Statista, 10 Sept. 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/241488\/population-of-the-us-by-sex-and-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/241488\/population-of-the-us-by-sex-and-age\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e710b338a872f03225f67a144a8c5eb0\">\u00c1lvarez, Brenda. \u201cAdvocating for Racial Equity in Our Schools.\u201d <em>NEA<\/em>, National Education Association, 2 Oct. 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nea.org\/advocating-for-change\/new-from-nea\/advocating-racial-equity-our-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nea.org\/advocating-for-change\/new-from-nea\/advocating-racial-equity-our-schools<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:61px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img 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