Friend of the pod and recently retired Paul Shinn, former Budget and Tax Analyst at the Oklahoma Policy Institute drops by to provide a helpful civics lesson on how this state formulates a budget and why this year's budget could have been better if lawmakers of the past had not been so short-sighted.

The OEA Organizing Conference is always a fun and informative experience where members descend from across the state for an opportunity to come together and grow as advocates for their students, their colleagues, themselves, and public education. This year's conference, Better Together: Organizing Through Advocacy, will be Feb. 25-26 and members can sign up for an early bird rate of $35 through Feb. 4 and $50 afterwards.