Are we preparing our students for the future, and what does that even mean in 2025?

As we ride the latest wave of big tech advancement, what do we do about AI in schools?

These are the million-dollar questions we're exploring in today's episode, with varied opinions and perspectives among the ATE pod team.

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Hosted By: Natalie Arias, Matthew Balter and Lance Barasch

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Is it a birthday or an anniversary? We're going with 'BirthAversary' to commemorate our first, full year of the All Things Education podcast!

Join us for this special episode celebrating the experience and impact of education advocacy... and not just ours! Today's pod features Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellows Mollie, Christian, April and Andrea sharing their real-time experience advocating at the State Capitol during the full-swing of the 89th legislative session.

A special thank you to Texas State Representative Linda Garcia (HD 107) for sharing her perspective on the importance of advocacy to the effective service of an elected official!

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Well, now what? Vouchers are likely to pass during the current legislative session, which will divert public money away from public schools. Meanwhile, severely overdue increases to the state's student allotment remain to be satisfied. Public schools have long served as bedrocks of their communities; Don't they deserve to be adequately funded?

In today's episode, we examine some of the ways that public education, as an institution, is being challenged like never before. Listen to hear our take on the value of public schools, and our response to some of the loudest arguments against them.

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