Chapter 1:

1. Start with Why, by Simon Sinek.

2. PISA: https://www.oecd.org/pisa/

3. https://www.oecd.org/pisa/PISA%202018%20Insights%20and%20Interpretations%20FINAL%20PDF.pdf

4. https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/high-school-valedictorian-807-gpa-overcomes-challenges-including-98941511

5. https://www.wftv.com/news/trending/high-school-senior-goes-homeless-valedictorian/7MB7SNETZBFWFNXLI7BN2NAO2Y/

6. https://abc7.com/homeless-teen-graduates-valedictorian-goes-to-college-florida-in-and-out-of-homelessness/6224781/

7. https://nccd.cdc.gov/Youthonline/App/Results.aspx?TT=A&OUT=0&SID=HS&QID=QQ&LID=XX&YID=2021&LID2=&YID2=&COL=S&ROW1=N&ROW2=N&HT=QQ&LCT=LL&FS=S1&FR=R1&FG=G1&FA=A1&FI=I1&FP=P1&FSL=S1&FRL=R1&FGL=G1&FAL=A1&FIL=I1&FPL=P1&PV=&TST=False&C1=&C2=&QP=G&DP=1&VA=CI&CS=Y&SYID=&EYID=&SC=DEFAULT&SO=ASC

8. https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-teacher-going-back-work-smacked-head-chair-thrown-student-viral-video

9. https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/aces-and-toxic-stress-frequently-asked-questions/

10. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/does-parent-involvement-really-help-students-heres-what-the-research-says/2023/07#:~:text=The%20APA%20study%20showed%20that,That%20finding%20also%20applies%20internationally

11. https://www.nccp.org/publication/childhood-and-intergenerational-poverty/

12. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/poverty-rate-by-country

Chapter 2: 

13. https://www.reuters.com/business/great-resignation-continues-quarter-workers-look-change-jobs-pwc-2023-06-19/

14. https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/special-education/programs-and-services/significant-disproportionality

15. https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=adhoc.download_static_DAG_summary.sas&agg_level=REGION&region=&district=&referrer=Download_DAG_All_Regions.html&test_flag=&_debug=0&school_yr=23&report=01&report_type=html&Download_All_Region_Summaries=Next

16. https://www.idra.org/resource-center/federal-departments-of-education-and-justice-release-discipline-resources-for-schools/

17. https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/04/north-texas-superintendents-resign/

Chapter 3: 

18. https://www.aier.org/article/this-independence-day/

19. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/more-superintendents-are-quitting-as-school-year-begins/2023/08

20. https://artofeducation.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/the-flawed-culture-of-education-today/

21. https://www.epi.org/publication/teacher-pay-penalty-2022/

22. https://www.pbs.org/video/onr-teacher-pay-gap/

23. https://tea.texas.gov/texas-educators/salary-and-service-record/minimum-salary-schedule/2023-2024-minimum-salary-schedule

24. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-much-do-teachers-get-paid-see-new-state-by-state-data/2023/04#:~:text=The%20National%20Education%20Association%20estimates,increase%20from%20the%20previous%20year.

25. https://buc-ees.com/careers/

26. https://www.hunschool.org/resources/student-teacher-ratios#:~:text=Many%20students%20and%20teachers%20find,offer%20tailored%20assistance%20more%20effectively.

27. https://www.aasa.org/resources/resource/small-classes-big-possibilities

28. https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/waivers/state-waivers/maximum-class-size-exceptions#:~:text=A%20district%20must%20submit%20a,2021%2D2022%20school%20year).

29. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/houston-isd-class-size-exception-18472571.php

30. https://cbs4local.com/news/local/ysleta-independent-school-district-yisd-board-approves-class-size-waiver-submission-allowing-larger-classroom-sizes-el-paso-texas-education-agency-tea-bobbie-russell-garcia-shane-haggerty-kathryn-lucero

31. https://www.keranews.org/education/2023-10-27/fort-worth-isd-seeks-waiver-for-147-classes-to-exceed-state-maximum-for-size

32. https://www.krgv.com/news/edinburg-cisd-requesting-class-size-waiver-from-texas-education-agency/

33. https://www.findlaw.com/education/curriculum-standards-school-funding/no-child-left-behind-act-s-adequate-yearly-progress-goals.html#:~:text=Schools%20that%20consistently%20fail%20to,funding%20to%20support%20improvement%20efforts.

34. https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/monitoring-and-interventions/school-improvement

35. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/24/nyregion/rap-s-embrace-of-nigger-fires-bitter-debate.html

36. https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/sugar/how-much-sugar-is-too-much

37. https://schoolsecurity.org/resource/student-fighting-and-teacher-safety/#:~:text=Use%20of%20force%20by%20staff,prepare%20to%20face%20such%20incidents

38. https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/sites/default/files/discipline-compendium/School%20Discipline%20Laws%20and%20Regulations%20Compendium.pdf

39. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/new-guidance-helps-schools-support-students-disabilities-and-avoid-discriminatory-use-discipline

40. https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/jr000244c.pdf 

41. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cgg/students-with-disabilities

42. https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html

43. https://www.dodea.edu/education/student-services/special-education#:~:text=Special%20education%20is%20specially%20designed,a%20specially%20designed%20instructional%20program.

Chapter 4:

44. https://www.predictiveindex.com/blog/toxic-work-environments-15-signs-of-workplace-toxicity/

45. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-05642-4_16

46. https://amp.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article295010514.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2fJQe4UEwc5f3jF45P39--uFJmIudEYyDJzujhEBctVwkeLa1v55GysnM_aem_e3vCwK5DK5TPQKTX3oMbLA

47. https://5lovelanguages.com/

Chapter 5:

48. https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/teachers-divided-over-controversial-no-zero-grading-policy

49. https://www.georgefox.edu/journalonline/winter05/lockout.html

50. Carter, Thomas. 2005. Coach Carter. United States: Paramount Pictures.

51. https://scholarshipstats.com/varsityodds#:~:text=Overall%20a%20little%20over%207,the%20Odds%20of%20going%20Pro.

52. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-human-condition/202403/its-good-to-fail#:~:text=Key%20points,us%20to%20acknowledge%20our%20vulnerability.

53. https://www.naesp.org/sites/default/files/Moore_SO19.pdf

54. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/apathy

55. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/student-apathy-is-a-big-classroom-challenge-teachers-say-cellphones-arent-helping/2024/04

56. https://www.overyondr.com/phone-locking-pouch

57. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/yondr-phone-pouch-lock-school-rcna128247

58. https://www.pbisworld.com

59. https://www.nsls.org/blog/unexpected-benefits-volunteering-will-inspire-you#:~:text=Promotes%20Longevity.%20While%20everyone%20benefits%20from%20a,of%20the%20healthiest%20people%20in%20the%20US.

60. http://www.toddwhitaker.com/

61. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/01/25/n-out-mangers-make-160-000-per-year-reports-show/1065434001/

62. https://cfr.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Buc-careers/details/Assistant-General-Manager_R1113-1?jobFamilyGroup=d1962ddcc4f810040b376ef015e90000

Chapter 6:

63. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8495824-and-that-is-the-problem-academic-intelligence-offers-virtually-no

64. https://mhanational.org/what-emotional-intelligence-and-how-does-it-apply-workplace#:~:text=Emotional%20Intelligence%20(EI)%20is%20the,letting%20those%20feelings%20control%20you

65. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7345273/#:~:text=This%20hostile%20environment%20may%20generate,harassment%20in%20high%20school%20students.

66. https://www.barna.com/research/gen-z-questions-answered/

67. https://apnorc.org/projects/gen-z-and-the-toll-of-the-pandemic/#:~:text=After%20nearly%20two%20years%20of,%2C%20educational%2C%20and%20career%20goals.

68. https://www.addictioncenter.com/news/2019/09/excessive-social-media-use/

69. https://www.screenagersmovie.com/blog/problematic-social-media-use

70. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/right

71. https://oldtimesigns.net/humorous/teenagers/

72. https://www.morningcoach.com/blog/entitlement-why-people-feel-they-deserve-more

73. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-an-entitlement-mentality

74. https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/personality-disorders/the-psychology-behind-sense-of-entitlement/

75. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2717041/

76. https://medium.com/@ofori.elorm/the-detrimental-effects-of-entitlement-mentality-a-path-to-success-without-entitlement-b23ed1ff215e

77. https://www.berkeleywellbeing.com/entitlement.html

78. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-the-lines/201801/what-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-entitlement

79. https://neurosciencenews.com/disappointment-entitlement-psychology-5040/

80. https://www.shortform.com/blog/feeling-entitled/

81. https://www.npr.org/2020/08/12/901859883/riots-that-followed-anti-racism-protests-come-at-great-cost-to-black-owned-busin

82. https://majorcitieschiefs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MCCA-Report-on-the-2020-Protest-and-Civil-Unrest.pdf

83. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-fbi-finds-scant-evidence-us-capitol-attack-was-coordinated-sources-2021-08-20/

84. https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1247408281/campus-protests-israel-gaza-encampments-arrests-graduation

85. https://crimeresearch.org/2022/10/136-pro-abortion-attacks-between-the-supreme-court-leak-on-may-3rd-and-september-24th-2022/

86. https://psyclarityhealth.com/fomos-effects-on-modern-society/#:~:text=by%20their%20peers.-,The%20Effects%20of%20FOMO%20on%20Mental%20Health,feelings%20of%20restlessness%20and%20dissatisfaction

87. https://academic.oup.com/joh/article/66/1/uiae045/7733692

88. https://dictionary.apa.org/paradigm

89. https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/

90. https://parenting.mountsinai.org/parent-guide/encouraging-children-to-tell-the-truth

91. https://psychcentral.com/lib/how-much-of-the-truth-should-you-tell-your-kids#is-lying-to-kids-ever-ok

92. https://cpdonline.co.uk/knowledge-base/mental-health/emotional-intelligence-conflict-resolution/#:~:text=Emotional%20intelligence%20(EI)%20plays%20a,more%20respectful%20connections%20with%20others

93. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/12/11/teens-social-media-and-technology-2023/

94. https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/hooked-your-smartphone

95. https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/research/research-areas/child-and-adolescent-psychiatry/sultan-lab-mental-health-informatics/research-areas/smartphones-social-media-and-their-impact-mental-health#:~:text=Smartphones%20have%20transformed%20the%20way,advertising%2C%20further%20exacerbates%20these%20issues

96. https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2017.00023#:~:text=We%20like%20to%20use%20this,brains%20deal%20with%20this%20challenge

97. https://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/

98. https://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/what-does-the-research-say/#:~:text=SEL%20contributes%20to%20healthy%20well,reductions%20in%20bullying%20and%20aggression.

99. https://www.deskofdret.com/admin-faculty-staff

100. https://pioneerinstitute.org/featured/new-study-finds-multiple-problems-with-push-for-social-emotional-learning-in-k-12-education/

101. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/09/social-emotional-learning-under-fire

102. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/evidence-social-emotional-learning-schools-brief#:~:text=There%20are%20now%20four%20meta,that%20are%20more%20narrowly%20targeted

103. https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-counter-learned-helplessness/

104. https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/lifestyle/family/2019/09/27/affirming-validating-child-x2019-s/2680373007/

105. https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/02/022924-mollin-safe-spaces-polarization-politics#:~:text=A%20safe%20space%20doesn't%20necessarily%20signal%20community%20and%20comfort,often%20leads%20to%20intellectual%20growth

106. https://www.paradiserodriguez-bordeaux.com/post/the-pitfalls-of-yes-man-culture#:~:text=Groupthink%20and%20Confirmation%20Bias%3A%20A,failure%20to%20consider%20alternative%20viewpoints

Chapter 7:

107. https://www.fox4news.com/news/corsicana-isd-assistant-principal-candra-rogers-eye-knocked-out-socket

108. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZHxsKEluK4

109. https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/tacoma-father-considering-lawsuit-after-daughter-attacked-by-student-school/6BGPLLDQTRBENPJJTQ57YKPSDM/

110. https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/video-shows-middle-school-student-beating-another-as-no-one-appears-to-intervene/ 

111. https://www.biedermanandburleson.com/collin-county-criminal-defense-law/understanding-criminal-charges-for-fighting-in-texas

112. https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/health-safety-discipline/chapter-37-safe-schools/peims-discipline-data-chart-for-determining-daep-placements-and-expulsions-2024.pdf

113. https://tea.texas.gov/reports-and-data/school-performance/accountability-research/specprr172007.pdf

114. https://juvenilecompact.org/age-matrix

115. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/IDEA-History

116. https://mybrainware.com/cognitive-skills/cognitive-skills-and-special-education/

117. https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/special-education/programs-and-services/significant-disproportionality

118. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-u-s-population-by-race/#:~:text=White%3A%2060.1%25%20

119. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2023//2023092.pdf

120. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cge

121. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend

122. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/09/27/updated_race_data/

123. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xe_Tq0nRro

124. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/student-hospitalized-la-school-beating-video-fight/2698150/

125. https://hechingerreport.org/the-promise-of-restorative-justice-starts-to-falter-under-rigorous-research/

126. https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4181444-the-predictable-failure-of-restorative-justice-in-schools/

127. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/discipline-and-children#:~:text=%27to%20teach%27.-,Disciplining%20your%20child%20means%20teaching%20them%20responsible%20behaviour%20and%20self,both%20their%20feelings%20and%20behaviour.

128. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2719514/

Chapter 8:

129. https://youth.gov/youth-topics/impact-family-engagement#:~:text=Parent%20involvement%20leads%20to%20positive,15%2C16%2C17

130. https://americanspcc.org/effects-bad-parenting-child/#:~:text=Bad%20parenting%20can%20cast%20a,making%2C%20and%20overall%20mental%20health.

131. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfj3dPkeaqI

132. https://nacoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Hope-and-Healing.NACoA_.2023.pdf

133. https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/hidden-consequences-impact-incarceration-dependent-children#:~:text=Child%20criminal%20involvement,Psychological%20problems%20and%20antisocial%20behavior

134. https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/129/4/1711/1852847?redirectedFrom=fulltext

135. https://datacenter.aecf.org/data/tables/8857-children-in-families-that-receive-public-assistance#detailed/1/any/false/2545,1095,2048,1729,37,871,870,573,869,36/any/17739,17740

136. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/how-poverty-can-follow-children-into-adulthood/

137. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK219236/

138. https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/122/3/667/72303/Understanding-the-Behavioral-and-Emotional?autologincheck=redirected

139. https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/do-abused-children-become-abusive-parents

140. https://www.acesaware.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1-What-are-ACEs-and-Why-Do-They-Matter-English.pdf

141. https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/aces/index.html

142. https://nacoa.org

143. https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcohol/support-recovery#:~:text=Resources%20exist%20for%20people%20struggling%20with%20alcohol%20misuse,6%20Secular%20Organizations%20for%20Sobriety.%207%20SMART%20Recovery.

144. https://www.samhsa.gov

145. https://www.usa.gov/financial-hardship

146. https://www.etr.org/store/categories/topics/abstinence/

147. https://www.centerforpreventionofabuse.org/i-need-help-for-someone-else/helping-abusers/

148. https://nccf-cares.org/our-mission/

149. https://ncee.org/country/singapore/

150. https://urbanedjournal.gse.upenn.edu/volume-14-issue-1-fall-2017-15-years-urban-education-special-anniversary-edition-journal/new

151. https://www.rysense.sg/role-of-singaporean-parents-in-their-childrens-education/#:~:text=8%20in%2010%20(80%25),or%20higher%20(Figure%201)

152. https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Education.html#:~:text=In%20the%201980s%2C%20economists%20puzzled,continued%20to%20decline%20through%201980.

153. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/what-was-space-race

154. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/education-rankings-by-country

155. https://ifstudies.org/blog/family-breakdown-and-americas-welfare-system

156. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831341/#:~:text=Although%20most%20research%20on%20family,outcomes%2C%20including%20educational%20attainment%2C%20economic

157. https://ktla.com/video/dispute-prompts-walkout-by-elementary-school-principal-staff-in-compton/9211020/

158. https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article295010514.html

159. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPR9bIl3VZw

160. https://www.texastribune.org/2010/06/02/school-district-cops-ticket-thousands-of-students/#:~:text=The%20boom%20in%20ticket%2Dwriting,that%20originated%20in%20the%201990s

161. https://www.theiacp.org/projects/citation-in-lieu-of-arrest#:~:text=Very%20few%20respondents%20(fewer%20than,over%20an%20hour%20per%20incident

162. https://charlestonlaw.libguides.com/c.php?g=1226408#:~:text=Parental%20responsibility%20laws%20hold%20parents,accidents%20caused%20by%20the%20minors

163. https://www.shotlaw.com/blog/are-parents-responsible-for-their-childs-crimes/#:~:text=Civil%20Liability,aspects%20considered%20in%20civil%20claims

164. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/docs/PE/htm/PE.42.htm

165. https://texascriminaldefensegroup.com/disorderly-conduct-penalties#:~:text=These%20behaviors%20include%20public%20fighting,may%20result%20from%20a%20conviction

166. https://www.businessinsider.com/us-vs-japan-cultural-differences-parenting-expectations-living-abroad-2023-12

167. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369602731_Parental_Involvement_and_Student_Engagement_A_Review_of_the_Literature

168. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/does-parent-involvement-really-help-students-heres-what-the-research-says/2023/07#:~:text=For%20decades%2C%20research%20from%20around%20the%20world%20has,to%20higher%20student%20achievement%20and%20better%20social-emotional%20outcomes

169. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0361476X21000989

170. https://www.alcoholhelp.com/alcohol/crimes/

171. https://drugabusestatistics.org/drug-related-crime-statistics/

172. https://drugabusestatistics.org/teen-drug-use/

173. https://www.britannica.com/topic/war-on-drugs

174. https://ncapda.org/fentanyl/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAzba9BhBhEiwA7glbasNp0dp-8egNvSAyoQKsLZ09KR-U6LMyzAJqgmF9GhTvF6WmcaKX7xoCz9YQAvD_BwE

175. https://www.nccp.org/publication/basic-facts-about-low-income-children-children-under-18-years-2013/

Chapter 9: 

176. https://literacyinc.com/about-us/

177. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cnb/reading-performance#:~:text=As%20a%20result%2C%20the%20gap,the%2010th%20percentile%20in%202022.&text=Hover%2C%20click%2C%20and%20tap%20to,all%20figures%20on%20this%20page.

178. https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/reading/nation/achievement/?grade=12

179. https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics#texas

180. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-h-BhcV7DM&t=131s

181. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4041495/

182. https://www.daniel-wong.com/average-gpa/#:~:text=Prep%20Scholar%20states%20that%20the,or%20roughly%20a%20B%20average

Chapter 10: 

183. https://nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling/

184. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/private-school-enrollment-is-on-the-rise-whats-going-on/2024/07#:~:text=The%20pandemic%20appears%20to%20have,a%20wide%20variety%20of%20reasons

185. https://texasprivateschools.org/

186. https://www.acsi.org/global/international-schools/accredited

187. https://www.cognia.org/accreditation/

188. https://classicalchristian.org/accreditation/

189. https://www.cognia.org/non-public/

190. https://veritaspress.com/choose-your-curriculum?srsltid=AfmBOooDKrNrSTr1lmVe9m5NuCM2kXgmtp7LaOwboFq6jcgTrMk76Kfh

191. https://thsc.org/requirements-to-homeschool-in-texas/#:~:text=While%20homeschools%20are%20not%20accredited,considered%20legal%2C%20unaccredited%20private%20schools

192. https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/subject/about/pdf/schools/an_overview_of_naep_for_private_school.pdf

193. https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/articles/private-school-vs-public-school#:~:text=Research%20has%20consistently%20shown%20that,schools%20actually%20increase%20student%20success

194. https://capenetwork.org/academic-performance/#:~:text=High%20Achievement,courses%20count%20for%20college%20credit.

195. https://nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling/#Academic

196. https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/participating/private_nonpublic.aspx

197. https://excelined.org/2024/02/08/competitive-effects-analyses-in-florida-showcase-positive-results-for-other-states-pursuing-private-school-choice-programs/#:~:text=To%20start%2C%20the%20researchers%20assessed,both%20academic%20and%20behavioral%20outcomes

198. https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/school-choice-antipoverty-strategy#:~:text=Every%20American%20family%20chooses%20where,all%20programs%20are%20equally%20effective.

199. https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/faqs/who-uses-school-choice-programs/

200. https://excelined.org/2019/08/08/private-schools-are-ready-to-serve-low-and-middle-income-students/#:~:text=More%20than%20three%2Dfourths%20of,to%20a%20private%20school%20education.

201. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/23/texas-vouchers/#how-would-they-work-in-texas

202. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education

203. https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/state/washington-d-c/#:~:text=The%20District%20of%20Columbia%20has,Download%20PDF

204. https://www.k12.com/

205. https://www.liberty.edu/online-academy/

206. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/where-kids-went-nonpublic-schooling-and-demographic-change-during-pandemic

207. https://marquetteeducator.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/climbthattree/#:~:text=By%20Micah%20Russell%20%E2%80%94%20This%20cartoon,and%20capabilities%20in%20a%20row

208. https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-what-is-the-state-of-school-choice/2024/08

209. https://www.ceamteam.org/the-consensus-is-that-school-choice-works/

210. https://www.edchoice.org/engage/milton-friedman-the-father-of-school-choice-esas/

Chapter 11:

211. https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2023/04/technology-might-be-making-education-worse

212. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovation#:~:text=in%C2%B7%E2%80%8Bno%C2%B7%E2%80%8Bva%C2%B7%E2%80%8Btion%20%CB%8Cin%2D,new%20idea%2C%20method%2C%20or%20device

213. https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl

214. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244020938702

215. https://www.edutopia.org/article/new-research-makes-powerful-case-pbl

216. https://www.lucasedresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Research-Summary-of-PBL-Rev1-1.pdf

217. https://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/PBLinfo.pdf

218. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1312282.pdf

Chapter 12:

219. https://asiasociety.org/global-cities-education-network/how-singapore-developed-high-quality-teacher-workforce

220. https://theconversation.com/why-is-singapores-school-system-so-successful-and-is-it-a-model-for-the-west-22917

221. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/teacher-salary-by-country

222. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-do-u-s-teaching-salaries-compare-to-those-in-other-countries/2017/06#:~:text=Other%20countries%20that%20pay%20their,and%205th%20for%20elementary%20teachers

223. https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/teachers-salaries.html?oecdcontrol-712178cb81-var3=2024

224. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/heres-what-teachers-think-their-salaries-should-be/2024/04#:~:text=Teachers%20said%20they%20thought%20they,less%20and%20half%20said%20more

225. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cba/annual-earnings

226. https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh176/files/pubs/reform2/ch2_d.html

227. https://www.wcsu.edu/community-engagement/benefits-of-volunteering/#:~:text=While%20some%20people%20are%20naturally,make%20more%20friends%20and%20contacts.

228. https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=4307

229. https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/community-service-offenders-0

230. https://www.eur.nl/en/news/community-service-or-prison-sentence-which-punishment-prevents-youngsters-relapsing-crime#:~:text=Community%20service%20as%20a%20better,for%20high%2Drisk%20youngsters%22.

231. https://thefernandezfirm.com/sentencing/#:~:text=Participating%20in%20community%20service%20provides,on%20others%20through%20their%20contributions

232. https://www.samwilks.com.au/post/the-benefits-of-community-service-in-reducing-recidivism

233. https://jprm.scholasticahq.com/article/57526-community-engagement-in-crime-reduction-strategies-a-tale-of-three-cities

234. https://www.silvalegal.com/how-to-prevent-a-child-from-falling-into-a-life-of-crime/#:~:text=Engaging%20children%20in%20positive%20activities,Child%20Finds%20Themselves%20in%20Trouble

235. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9387143/#:~:text=Mentors%20are%20crucial%20for%20supporting,2007

236. https://www.bbbs.org

237. https://www.youthmentors.org

238. https://www.bgca.org/

239. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4180593#:~:text=Public%20education%20across%20the%20United,conservative%20Justices%20are%20even%20divided

240. https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/health-safety-discipline/chapter-37-safe-schools/peims-discipline-data-chart-for-determining-daep-placements-and-expulsions-2024.pdf

241. https://www.tjjd.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JJAEP-Discretionary-2024.pdf

242. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/docs/ed/htm/ed.37.htm

243. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4286304/

244. https://parents-teachers.com/articles/threats1.shtml#:~:text=Threats%20of%20violence%2C%20depending%20on,proper%20authorities%20in%20your%20school

245. https://lexile.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Lexile-Educator-Guide-MM0066W.pdf

246. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/statereform/tab5_14.asp

247. https://edtrust.org/blog/underperforming-schools-in-texas/

248. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/why-are-reading-scores-still-falling-on-the-nations-report-card/2025/01

249. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/two-decades-of-progress-nearly-gone-national-math-reading-scores-hit-historic-lows/2022/10

250. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/crowley-isd-investigates-video-of-student-slapping-teacher-at-summer-creek-middle-school/287-477a9fd5-929a-4c5f-a1b5-a3b02adf10bc\

251. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/school-shootings-this-year-how-many-and-where/2025/01

252. https://nypost.com/tag/school-violence/

253. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/student-apathy-is-a-big-classroom-challenge-teachers-say-cellphones-arent-helping/2024/04

254. https://www.studentcenteredworld.com/student-apathy/

255. https://www.devlinpeck.com/content/teacher-burnout-statistics

256. https://midwest.edtrust.org/2025/02/06/we-have-more-teachers-leaving-the-profession-than-wanting-to-become-a-teacher-especially-in-special-education/

257. https://www.ketk.com/news/education/report-texas-teachers-are-considering-leaving-their-profession/