I sat down earlier this Fall with Michael Lee who is the Superintendent of Booker ISD in the Texas Panhandle.  Michael is a former advocate for small schools in Austin, so a lot of our conversation focuses on the landscape around public school vouchers and other issues that negatively impact rural communities, such as taxpayer-funded lobbying.   Lee is an expert in small schools and public education and an excellent Superintendent, Booker ISD was recently named a Blue Ribbon School for 2024.