{"id":5854,"date":"2025-09-28T19:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/?p=5854"},"modified":"2025-10-03T20:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:37:19","slug":"episode-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/ne\/episode-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Rethinking Public Schools &#8211; Episode 4: Life Skills Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4-760x427.jpg 760w, https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4-270x152.jpg 270w, https:\/\/jiajinglee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Episode-4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saving Public Schools in the U.S.A<br>Schools Should Prepare Kids for Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are we preparing kids for real life\u2014or just for college applications?<br>This episode of True Equity: Saving Public Schools in the U.S.A. asks a bold question:<br>\ud83c\udf93\u27a1\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0e Let\u2019s talk about what students really need to thrive after graduation.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/8NU3qtQjWCo?si=Ifb0uJTDqGqFVE35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View This Video on My YouTube Channel &gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"widget_video_1537155042\" class=\"widget_area sc_widget_video\"><aside id=\"widget_video_1537155042_widget\" class=\"widget widget_video\"><div id=\"sc_video_268028070\" class=\"trx_addons_video_player without_cover\"><div class=\"video_embed video_frame\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/8NU3qtQjWCo?si=zqvKfueI-Q68fui7&#038;feature=oembed&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fjiajinglee.com%2Fne&#038;widgetid=1&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;disablekb=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;rel=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038;playsinline=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/aside><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fifth episode of True Equity: Saving Public Schools in the U.S.A. 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