{"id":311862,"date":"2026-01-23T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/not-the-job-of-the-state-outrage-as-children-not-being-taught-basic-skills-as-state-takes-over\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T00:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:00:27","slug":"not-the-job-of-the-state-outrage-as-children-not-being-taught-basic-skills-as-state-takes-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/not-the-job-of-the-state-outrage-as-children-not-being-taught-basic-skills-as-state-takes-over\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Not the job of the state!\u2019 | OUTRAGE as children NOT being taught basic skills as STATE takes OVER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Zk3vFYdHPb4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Not the job of the state!\u2019 | OUTRAGE as children NOT being taught basic skills as STATE takes OVER\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zk3vFYdHPb4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Beat the system with TallyMoney. 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