Social Impact Podcast with Lynn Davenport

Jan 27 2025 16 ep. 33 mins

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Education researcher and advocate Lynn Davenport discusses the realities of ed-tech, data mining, public-private partnerships, and lack of transparency in the educational departments and agencies charged with creating policies and performance standards in the Texas State Board of Education and local ISD's. Lynn exposes fraud and misconceptions that keep parents out of the loop and unable to protect their children, and gives actionable insight to reverse these scenarios.

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