Unidentified Speaker 11

Wow. This is what I think. True story. We spent an inordinate amount of time this week talking about Harvard. And we have a legit national emergency on education K-12 in this country in public schools. It is outrageous. This is the path. I'm telling you, when the Democrats get their act together, whenever that is, it will be on this issue.

Wow. This is what I think. True story. We spent an inordinate amount of time this week talking about Harvard. And we have a legit national emergency on education K-12 in this country in public schools. It is outrageous. This is the path. I'm telling you, when the Democrats get their act together, whenever that is, it will be on this issue.

When they finally decide to take it on and to do something about K-12 education. And do not come to me and ask for free community college. Absolutely not. Until we have a conversation about K through 12 education and where you have to have better numbers than that. Like it is outrageous that they would think is OK to have that kind of math and English skills.

When they finally decide to take it on and to do something about K-12 education. And do not come to me and ask for free community college. Absolutely not. Until we have a conversation about K through 12 education and where you have to have better numbers than that. Like it is outrageous that they would think is OK to have that kind of math and English skills.

And why could you get away in the courts who is saying that it's a national emergency if we are actually going to expect these children to compete against the Chinese? With these kinds of numbers, we are dooming ourselves. That is an actual national emergency.

And why could you get away in the courts who is saying that it's a national emergency if we are actually going to expect these children to compete against the Chinese? With these kinds of numbers, we are dooming ourselves. That is an actual national emergency.

Because, Jessie, it is a path. Like she said, the small group that were coddled in my law school, I don't know about admissions, but they were given all these extra special treats in law school. Not one passed the bar. The whole point is you can't hand competence to someone.

Because, Jessie, it is a path. Like she said, the small group that were coddled in my law school, I don't know about admissions, but they were given all these extra special treats in law school. Not one passed the bar. The whole point is you can't hand competence to someone.

And so to part of that point, I guess, Jessica, the investment really matters. Early childhood programs who know this one dollar in an early childhood program support for single mother nutrition is exponentially returned in the in crime statistics, labor force, them going to college. So, yes, it matters not handing them an A. It matters what a real smart investment looks like at that young age.

And so to part of that point, I guess, Jessica, the investment really matters. Early childhood programs who know this one dollar in an early childhood program support for single mother nutrition is exponentially returned in the in crime statistics, labor force, them going to college. So, yes, it matters not handing them an A. It matters what a real smart investment looks like at that young age.

Totally. So I'm glad that we're unified and not wanting to cut nutritional assistance, which is what happens in the reconciliation bill. But I would like to praise conservatives on the education front. The Mississippi education miracle is unbelievable what they did. They got together. They were second lowest in the country in educational achievement. And they said nobody goes past fourth grade.

Totally. So I'm glad that we're unified and not wanting to cut nutritional assistance, which is what happens in the reconciliation bill. But I would like to praise conservatives on the education front. The Mississippi education miracle is unbelievable what they did. They got together. They were second lowest in the country in educational achievement. And they said nobody goes past fourth grade.

unless you're meeting the standards. They just kept kids in fourth grade until they were meeting their literacy rates and their math rates.

unless you're meeting the standards. They just kept kids in fourth grade until they were meeting their literacy rates and their math rates.

But the way they did that is they went back to old-fashioned phonics and flashcards.

But the way they did that is they went back to old-fashioned phonics and flashcards.

I was going to say, too much of our education debate is polarized by party. That it's like, oh, well, the Republicans like this, so we can't possibly like this. And there have been... Recently, a lot of amazing deep dive podcasts actually on phonics and like how we were able to reintegrate that. But I think that that is a model that a lot of left leaning states should take a look at.

I was going to say, too much of our education debate is polarized by party. That it's like, oh, well, the Republicans like this, so we can't possibly like this. And there have been... Recently, a lot of amazing deep dive podcasts actually on phonics and like how we were able to reintegrate that. But I think that that is a model that a lot of left leaning states should take a look at.

And it's important to talk about when the other side has done outstanding work and it looks like they have in Mississippi.

And it's important to talk about when the other side has done outstanding work and it looks like they have in Mississippi.