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Duty Free Lunch — 65 episodes

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PA Teacher of the Year Madeline Loring on the power of joy and authenticity

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Honoring decades of dedication with Rosetta Dufalla and Cheryl Mattern

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Making a difference at every level: One-on-one with PSEA Senior NEA Director Melissa Costantino-Poruben

4

State Sen. Santarsiero makes the case for banning cellphones in schools

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Breaking down the budget: what the latest Shapiro budget proposal means for you

6

Buried treasure in the schoolyard

7

The keystone moment: Becky Pringle on the power of PSEA members right now

8

Painting a path to success in career and technical education

9

Elections, advocacy, and the fight ahead with NEA's Mary Kusler

10

Podaversary reflections: 2025 in review and what lies ahead

11

Podcast rewind: Managing stress as an educator

12

PA's budget breakthrough is a big win for public schools

13

How Club Hope helps students cope with loss

14

A conversation with Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta

15

Inside the data that drives PSEA

16

"Mr. Lenny": A school custodian's legacy of service and love

17

Inside the only classroom zoo in America

18

Union strong: A conversation with PSEA leadership

19

From book bans to better boards: Building political power for public education

20

PSEA’s Dolores McCracken Education Support Professional of the Year Ann Monaghan

21

National Teacher of the Year Ashlie Crosson: "What I've learned"

22

Fourth-generation PSEA member follows 100 years of family teaching legacy

23

Inside the classroom program that talked to astronauts in space

24

PSEA Lobby Days: Retired members speak up

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How PSEA Lobby Days turn passion into policy

26

Father and daughter's shared path to teacher certification

27

What happens at the House of Delegates…

28

Why IUs are the backbone of Pennsylvania's education system

29

Burnout and breakthroughs: Special education in focus

30

The great MRE cook-off

31

Fighting back against Trump's attack on education

32

The fight for a living wage: ESPs take a stand

33

PA Teacher of the Year Leon Smith on representation, retention, and the future of teaching

34

From classroom to cockpit: How one high school is changing aviation education

35

Teach happier: strategies for a more fulfilling career

36

Breaking down the budget: What's in it for PA schools

37

Why Phoenixville's Educators Rising program is a model for schools everywhere

38

A student teacher's stipend story

39

Pod-aversary reflections: The year in review and what lies ahead

40

Celebrating America’s 250th with Cassandra Coleman

41

Building more resilient students and healthier schools

42

PSEA’s 2024 Education Support Professional of the Year Becky Marszalek

43

Election 2024: What the results mean for Pennsylvania's educators

44

Take three deep breaths: Managing stress in education

45

Exploring PSEA's Innovative Teaching Grants

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Maximize your professional learning with PSEA's free online offerings

47

Preparing future educators through Career and Technical Education

48

2024 Election: What's at stake for public education with NEA's Mary Kusler

49

How PSEA Works: Insights from Executive Director Jim Vaughan

50

Breaking down the budget: what PA's financial plan means for educators

51

Inside PSEA's legislative advocacy efforts

52

How Educators Rising is helping refuel Pennsylvania's educator pipeline

53

The urgent need for more student teacher stipends

54

Talking COLA with PSEA-Retired members

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PSEA leadership unfiltered: The officers interview each other

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PSEA Board of Directors members Amy Lightner and Jimbo Lamb

57

PSEA local presidents roundtable

58

New PSEA members speak out

59

How to rescue a struggling local with North East ESP President Michael Spellman

60

What does a PSEA UniServ do?

61

Student teaching in Pennsylvania

62

"What serves you serves your students" with PA Teacher of the Year Ashlie Crosson

63

Response to Gov. Shapiro's budget address

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Conversation with NEA President Becky Pringle

65

Inside state government and politics