Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today. Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today. We’ll talk about the new administration, discuss the relationship between educators and edtech companies, whether all teachers will get vaccinated soon and our guest this week is Harvard Lecturer and author Laura Schifter. Guest: Laura SchifterLaura a lecturer on education with the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she teaches courses on federal policy and special education. She’s a Senior Fellow with the Aspen Institute leading the K12 Climate Action initiative and a fellow with the Century Foundation. After graduating from college, she taught elementary school in San Francisco, she earned her Ed.D. in Education Policy, Leadership, and Instructional Practice and an Ed.M. in Mind, Brain, and Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Laura on Twitter: https://twitter.com/laschifter12Notes:OnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanishParticipate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipateJOIN US for the LA Works MLK Day event: https://www.laworks.com/MLKToday's podcast is brought to you by:Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. Lately, teachers from all over have been working together to find new approaches to provide quality, remote education. Participate’s sister company, Participate Learning, presents: United We Teach--a global gathering place for educators to share distance-learning resources and relatable discussions as we navigate these strange times. For these resources and more, including weekly live chats, visit participate.com/oneducation.