Vol 21 - 2024 Lookback, 2025 Forecast, and the Boys Don Their Holiday Best

We missed our November recording due to me coming down with the crud. It left us a lot of ground to cover in a short period of time. Topics we touch upon include:Elections perspective six weeks laterLinda McMahon reactions, including a somewhat surprising lack of acrimony across the political spectrum on her nomination.The biggest story in public education this year - Democrats embrace stasis, while Republicans embrace ESAs and vouchers. Are Dems approaching a "gray divorce" on their education priorities, while Republicans head into a "honeymoon period" on ESAs and vouchers?The biggest story regarding charter schools - Are charter schools in a "sweet spot" or in a "dead zone" headed into 2025?And our biggest reasons for optimism and concern headed into 2025.References:* Tim Daly's piece: https://www.educationdaly.us/p/we-are-in-the-midst-of-an-educational* Election reax: https://eduwonk.substack.com/p/shellacked-what-are-the-education* Fiscal situation: https://www.pgpf.org/article/7-charts-that-show-how-the-nations-fiscal-outlook-worsened-in-2024/* Andy and Lindsay Fryer discuss Linda McMahon: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7265157124941369344/comments/* Musical chairs: https://eduwonk.substack.com/p/charter-schools-might-not-have-a