" Teachers Are Noticing Something Disturbing in Classrooms Across America, and this reading crisis in America is now being exposed by teachers across elementary, high school, and college. Teachers Are Finally Saying It… Kids Can't Read as literacy rates fall, test scores drop, and students struggle with basic reading comprehension.

In this video, we break down what teachers are reporting, why students can't read, and how the education system, technology, and declining standards are fueling a growing crisis. As Americans face a cost of living crisis, inflation, and economic pressure, the long-term impact of an uneducated workforce could be severe."

A family member who was an educator noted a big item: many Latino immigrants who are illiterate in two languages. If you know how to speak and write Spanish, French, Polish, it's easier to learn a new language.

Bill Maher asked how Mississippi is kicking California's ass in education, and Texas is "blowing them away" in green energy for "way less money."

"Did you know that a black fourth grader in Mississippi is two and a half times as likely to be proficient in math and reading as one in California? Mississippi is kicking our ass in education and for way less money. We're 37th in fourth-grade reading, they're ninth."

"Texas is kicking our ass in green energy. The average time to get solar panels connected there is three to four months. About 1,000 days faster than it took me. Remember when I was trying to get my solar hooked up? It would have been quicker to build a windmill."

"Texas has passed California in solar and blows away California when it comes to wind and energy storage. How does a state with no pro-climate policies produce better climate results than a state where here, even though we have so much better bumper stickers on our Priuses?"

"I'll tell you why. Because you're allowed to build there because every third person in Texas isn't someone whose job it is to make sure nothing gets done."

"Democrats, these are your issues: education, race, the environment."

"And I say this with love: you're losing to the Waffle House, car-on-the-lawn states."

The Mississippi "Miracle" enacted:
- The Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA) - 3rd grade hardline proficiency required
- Intensive Phonics and Science of Reading
- Statewide literacy coaches and teacher retraining
- Early screening and intervention
- Mississippi has an under 5% Latino population, so far fewer legal and illegal immigrant children (California 40%)

Lower grade level improvement has been dramatic, but not as large of an improvement later in their educational lives.