GOP-led states are actively pushing the “success sequence,” aiming to equip students with a formula to avoid poverty in their adult lives. Per The Washington Post, this approach is gaining traction among conservatives and could soon be a standard lesson for middle and high schoolers across the country.
The “success sequence” is a three-step guide: first, graduate from high school; second, find a full-time job; and third, get married before having children. Proponents of this framework, like teacher Ryan Badolato at Vertex Partnership Academies of New York, believes that it’s his “moral responsibility” to teach his students this universal path to prosperity
