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Stay informed about current events politics and everyday life in the United States—let’s chat freely and effortlessly stay on top of it all Welcome to Voice of Hope's "Talking America " Hello listeners welcome back to "Talking America " I'm Ding Yue and I'm Xing Tian Good we have listeners waiting on the line Our hotline number is 888-275-1628 What are your thoughts on the topic we discussed Hello this is Xing Tian Ding Yue and Fang Wei—your loyal listeners As for this old Ai Ling situation and also that Liu Meixian I think Fang Wei just said it perfectly—this is simply something that sometimes happens when a child is born It's a blank slate and how their parents raise them is crucial I think Gu Ailing is overall essentially an opportunist Wherever there's money that's where she goes so I think it's best to just move on from her not just because of how she treated you but also because of everything else Or say she doesn't support her and opposes her— either way it's giving her a chance to prove her own intelligence I think we should just stop paying attention to her—she's truly a opportunist I find it deeply tragic that these parents could raise a child like this—it's absolutely wrong Look at Liu Meixian 's father he's a democracy activist so he fully understands communism The impact on people and their lives along with all aspects of free speech—so I think Gu Ailing is just someone we shouldn't give too much attention to that's my hope That's all I have to say thank you Alright thank you Ms Wang Yes I really think your perspective is genuinely quite unique and insightful from this angle Then indeed this child's development depends on the parents so our parents ' education is also quite important Xintian I'll just jump in quickly I mistakenly said the U S doesn't allow dual citizenship earlier—I was mistaken as my previous online research may have provided inaccurate information Because my own child is also facing the issue of being able to choose dual citizenship I once looked into it and formed that impression but I just checked again at this place called I checked the State Council's website and the accurate statement is that the United States allows you to hold dual nationality of both countries But it doesn't encourage holding dual citizenship so this statement needs to be corrected to avoid misleading our listeners Now I'll say this Xintian Alright regarding education— education is truly very important Think about Rubio right If we imagine without his grandfather Such a communist upbringing for him—perhaps we've already lost—such an outstanding first diplomat— right America's foremost diplomat— So don't underestimate this—speaking of education let's take a look at our local education system Recently the public schools in San Francisco and those in the South Bay have They've all run into some problems—what's going on here San Francisco's public schools are really in chaos as the teacher strike enters its second day You might not think the city is big but One hundred twenty public schools are now completely closed leaving 50 000 students without a place to attend classes—clearly due to the teachers' union failing to reach an agreement with the school district specifically regarding teacher conditions Some of the teacher's salary and benefits were in dispute with both sides unable to reach an agreement so in the end they resorted to striking as a form of protest But the real issue is tha Your teacher isn't coming to work so you're skipping class Where's the child going tell the parents Because nowadays most families have both parents working So if your child suddenly stops attending school Someone always has to take leave so many people and families have felt significant pressure Then Xintian regarding Nanyan it's also because the main controversy surrounding Nanyan lies Currently attention is focused on the San Jose City public school district because recently they've been discussing closing the entire district due to declining student enrollment About nine schools—this ratio is quite high You mentioned a city like Shenghe Xi having nine schools means roughly one-third of its elementary schools would have to close entirely So now last night— This incident sparked widespread protests among parents with several hundred students and parents marching to the school district headquarters Protesters gathered at the headquarters of Saint-Hyacinthe to voice their opposition to the school district's sudden decision to close nine schools despite the district having presented three alternative plans though parents remained divided in their opinions Everything is unsatisfactory Of course the issue is this meaning the school district is closing there's always a reason behind it since 2017 that's when it began The entire San Ho Xi school district has seen a drop of 6 000 students so if student numbers are decreasing these public schools—each one dependent on per-student funding from the federal government—will naturally face financial challenges Their financial operations thus ran into difficulties facing immense pressure so they introduced a plan called Schools of Tomorrow—what exactly is Schools of Tomorrow They're planning to close nine schools—tomorrow nine schools will shut down Once that happens many parents are understandably worried Last night the entire school district's meeting room was filled It was completely packed Then this live online stream reportedly had over a thousand people watching the discussion at the school district meeting Some parents believe that since the pandemic had just ended not long ago Their children had just begun to recover psychologically and now you're saying they have to switch schools because the school district is closing —especially hard on low-income families he said They can't afford it and parents are worried that if the school closes many children would be assigned to schools with worse academic performance than their current ones Going to a worse school means longer commutes including parents' drop-offs and pickups after-school care and all your plans fall apart leaving the parent extremely frustrated Then another thing is that there's currently one school Williams Elementary in San Jose which is also facing closure and a parent said that if this school were to close About 200 families in this school district are likely to leave directly and no longer be part of this area possibly moving to private schools or even all leaving entirely so Honey you see how serious this situation is Right now the entire San Jose area and the South Bay are abuzz with intense discussion over an issue that's deeply concerning many parents and actually I think the two news items you just mentioned are really at the heart of it The issues involved are actually quite numerous —first there's the matter of this teachers ' union which really seems to have substantial control doesn't it Just one strike and— As a result the school fell into chaos and parents were equally left helpless I think this is a major issue Regarding the problem with the South Bay school in question I think it involves quite a number of factors right There are many such factors starting with the fact that the school has a small student population—this is a problem shared across the entire state of California California had 5.8 million K-12 students in its public schools during the 2024 –25 academic year marking the seventh consecutive year of declining enrollment At its peak there were 6.2 million students —over 400 000 fewer now—within just a decade you can see how rapid this decline is If this trend continues by around 2034 It could drop by another 500 000 he said—that 's just the overall trend Over the past decade the Bay Area's public schools have lost 8% of their students So many people are asking So where did they all go Well first of all birth rates have declined—fewer people are getting married fewer are having children Then there's the fact that many families are moving out part of the broader trend of people leaving the Bay Area and California As our listeners and Mr Xin Tian know over the past few years housing prices have soared taxes are high and crime and public safety have become major concerns—many factors including the rise of remote work This really is a significant population exodus from the Bay Area with many moving to Texas Florida Arizona and elsewhere Then there's also internal migration—some relocating from the Bay Area to other less expensive regions within the state For example places like Sacramento or the East Bay —more affordable areas—also marked a turning point during the pandemic when public schools remained closed for extended periods and shifted to online learning Basically that group of children's education was severely set back the curriculum itself sparked major controversy promoting things like gender diversity and radical issues concerning race I remember there were always some reports about us which led many parents to become dissatisfied with the public school system and education and they directly switched to private schools or moved out of their original school districts So that's also one of the issues to sum up there are fewer students funding is based on headcount school districts run out of money and budget and then you can't maintain the schools anymore They had no choice but to close their doors so this sets off a chain reaction—this is the reality our region or indeed all of California is facing That’s all the time we have for today Honestly we’re truly sorry I keep feeling like I 'm always teasing the audience—telling them to try New田's raw chicken then not doing it today so just remember the black raw chicken soup and go buy it You can get the ingredients for the small shop right now Hei Sheng's black chicken from Mount Shan Then make a chicken soup I'll share the recipe with you when I have time It's truly highly recommended Fang Wei especially loves eating it 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