{"id":28102,"date":"2022-04-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneroomed.com\/?p=28102"},"modified":"2025-02-06T04:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T04:59:06","slug":"the-governments-war-on-real-education-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneroomed.com\/?p=28102","title":{"rendered":"The Government&#8217;s War on Real Education, Part 3"},"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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\" id=\"in-part-1-of-the-government-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-high-school-completion-rate-over-the-last-50-years\">In Part 3 of the Government&#8217;s War on Real Education: The Removal of Civics and History from the Central Curriculum, I discuss the effects that the deemphasis of History and Civics have had on American society and some solutions to the issues that have been presented over the past 3 episodes.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" 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 7 of The State of Education Podcast, presented by One-Room Education, along with links to the resources mentioned in this episode.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-dark-gray-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 alignwide has-text-align-center has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\" id=\"question-of-the-day\">Question of the Week:<\/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 are some ways that you have been, or plan to be, involved in your local school system?<\/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:77px\" 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 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Curriculum<\/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_v2d81w4\"><\/div>\n<script>\nRumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v2d81w4\",\"div\":\"rumble_v2d81w4\"});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" 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:60px\" 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\">In Part 3 of this amazingly informative mini-series, The Government&#8217;s War on Real Education, we&#8217;ll be discussing how the removal of Civics and History from the core curriculum has been wreaking havoc on our society.  I also bring this series full circle and provide you with several steps that you can take to help correct the course of our nation&#8217;s education system on an individual basis; whether you are a parent or simply a concerned community member.  Some of the topics being covered in this episode are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li>Basic misconceptions about the governmental structure of the United States and why it matters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why History and civics are so important to the understanding of our modern world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who would want the misconceptions and understandings to persist and why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Steps you can take to help reintroduce Real civics and history into your schools&#8217; curriculums right now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Basic misconceptions about the governmental structure of the United States<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The United States government is NOT A DEMOCRACY!  A Democracy is when each citizen has a direct vote in the everyday workings of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The idea of being part of a direct democracy is appealing to people because it makes them feel like their one vote will make a bigger difference than it actually does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The United States is a Republic with <strong><u>some<\/u><\/strong> democratic systems.  According to Britannica: <\/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>Republic is a \u201c&#8230;form of government in which the state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/republic-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">britannica.com<\/a><\/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<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">If words like &#8220;democracy&#8221; and &#8220;republic&#8221; are used interchangeably, it leads to a fundamental change in the understanding of those words by the citizenry, as well as their rights and roles within that governing system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The republican system of government that we have in the United States, unlike some forms of democracy, allows the citizens to elect people to represent them so they can go off and live their lives without worrying about the day to day workings of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Once the representatives are elected, it is your duty and obligation to inform then how you want them to represent you.  Let them know how you want them to vote.  If they don&#8217;t follow the instruction of the majority of constituents who contact them, then it is your right to campaign and get them voted out of office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">My definition of &#8220;tyranny&#8221; is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#9f9f5f;color:#9f9f5f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-white-color has-text-color\"><blockquote><p>Tyranny happens when the objective of the ruling class, in this case, the elected citizen representatives, is no longer the common good, but the private benefits of an individual or group.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#9f9f5f;color:#9f9f5f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Why would they want the general public to be misinformed about this?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The terms &#8220;democracy&#8221; and &#8220;republic&#8221; started to be used interchangeably sometime in the early 20th century after the last of the people who were alive during the revolutionary times had died off.  People, being sent through the relatively newly established industrial schools (for more info on the industrial schools, click <a href=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/ep-2\/\">*here*<\/a>), no longer knew how to learn on their own, and when they were told that the systems were so similar, they simply started using the terms interchangeably. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">History and Civics classes started to be cut in the 1990s and early 2000s with the rise in funding for the STEM (now STEAM) and English Language Arts programs from the federal government.  Along with the de-emphasis of History and Civics within the central curriculum, there has been a lack of emphasis on the importance of word choice and clearly defined language.  <\/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>You see, if you are able to take away the history and civic education of a society, AND THEN change the meaning of language, then you can control the population of that society wholly and without resistance.<\/p>\n<cite>J., Katie.  The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education: Episode 7: The Government&#8217;s War on Real Education Part 3: The Removal of Civics and History from the Central Curriculum.  Published 3\/22\/2022.<\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who stands to benefit from this misunderstanding of the US government and our history?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The people who benefit from these misconceptions about the general basis for the American government are the tyrants.  We only need to look at the national teacher\u2019s unions and their incestuous relationship with their political backers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">They say that their ultimate goal is to \u201cteach\u201d your children right from wrong and the basics they need to get by in the modern economy, but, in reality, they do the opposite.  They, the political wing of the teacher\u2019s unions and the politicians that back them, work to ensure that your children think of you as the enemy of their education and that they know what\u2019s best for your child and family, not you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">They work to keep our children as part of their indentured servitude economy where only the very few and lucky are able to break through, while the majority are left to live paycheck to paycheck trying to make sure that their children are fed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">If we don\u2019t start teaching our children that they hold the real power when it comes to the government and how they hold that power right now, this, the millennial generation, <strong>WILL<\/strong> be the last generation to say that they used to be free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How is the misunderstanding of civic rights, duty, and history causing problems in society today?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Example<\/strong>: The national guard coming in to teach and drive buses when there aren\u2019t enough\u2026let\u2019s say compliant teachers and bus drivers for the school in regards to mandates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">This means that they are trying to say that you not complying with tyrannical, according to the definition I gave earlier, edicts, not laws, constitutes a state of emergency now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Things like this are being tolerated because of the way that civic and history are being taught, or not taught today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Students believe that they are entitled to an outcome if they follow the script their teachers give them.  I&#8217;m sorry to inform you, but college and other forms of higher education do not guarantee success and are not the only path in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">You are guaranteed equal access to opportunity, but if you sit around and don\u2019t take advantage of those opportunities the American system has given you, then you don\u2019t have a right to complain about not reaping the rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">We live in a merit-based society, meaning that you get out of it what you put into it.  If you have a skill that people find useful, you can be rewarded for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">This is the main issue that the lack of civic and historical education is causing.  It\u2019s making it so that young people, and sometimes not so young people, think that they are entitled to something from society for one reason or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The misunderstanding of the basic makeup of our government and society is making it so that everyone feels they MUST be accepted by the entirety of society, or they are being oppressed in some way.  You are guaranteed equality under the law without discriminatory application of those laws, not acceptance by your fellow citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">These are the things that our students need to be taught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">I know it seems bleak, but let the darkness help you see the light that will guide you to where you\u2019re supposed to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What can we do about it the misinformation and the spread of it inside and outside of the schools?<\/span><\/h4>\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-4aaa755c958ef23c4fc351d500b79bb6\">Helping your kid if they attend school.<ul><li>The first thing we can all do is teach our children at home.<ul><li>I don\u2019t mean homeschooling.  I mean when stuff is going on in the news, at your work, or in their schools, make sure to take the time to talk to them.  (<a href=\"https:\/\/tuttletwins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuttle Twins books<\/a> linked below)<\/li><\/ul>You can ask for a full list of civics and history courses offered and the graduation requirements for them. Go to the school board meetings.<ul><li>Advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmohs.org\/lessons\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEDAL OF HONOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM<\/a> (Medal of Honor Curriculum).<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ask your child\u2019s civics and history teachers for detailed lesson plans and all materials they intend to use in their classes.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure that those lesson plans give you all of the information you need to ensure that your child is being taught in an unbiased manner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tell them that you want a list of ALL supporting materials they will be using.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go and look at the classrooms your students are spending their time in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a person is out of school or if you don\u2019t have kids but want to help be part of the solution instead of the problem.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be \u201cThat\u201d person.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every time someone says anything about the American Democracy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You still need to go to school board meetings.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You have a say in the future of your community, even if you don&#8217;t have children in the system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are part of the village the raises the next generation, so stand up and speak out!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you enjoy this topic and the information presented, please consider supporting The State of Education podcast by either becoming a supporter of the podcast directly <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/one-roomeducation\" target=\"_blank\">*HERE*<\/a>, or visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/support-our-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support Our Content<\/a> page to become a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/membership-account\/membership-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\">*<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/membership-account\/membership-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/membership-account\/membership-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\">ember*<\/a> of One-RoomEducation.com or snag something from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/shop-home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Merch Shop @ One-Room Education.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3618\" alt=\"turned on black samsung smartphone between headphones\" src=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pexels-photo-1337753.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><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 has-large-font-size\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Related Listens<\/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-1762dc25df60e7c3e636e39893d9fd2d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/ep-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Government\u2019s War on Real Education, Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b01ef33cbc6479664eb5c5c8bfcbe522\"><a 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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 has-link-color wp-elements-111bf735bccdfdb832be5d3f0467cc55\">\n<li>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\">\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\">\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\">\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. Accessed Feb. 2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1162\/rest.2010.12366. Accessed Feb. 2022<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\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\">\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\">\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\">\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\">\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\">\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:30px\" 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-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4551 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/one-roomeducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pexels-photo-590493.jpeg)\"><\/div><div 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