F. Joseph Merlino  President The 21st Century Partnership for STEM  Education,  and Arcadia University Professor  Emeritus  Dr. Deborah Pomeroy are our guests today having worked internationally and in the US for  years changing perspectives on science education and other aspects of K12 education.They are the authors ofNEW ERA, NEW URGENCY:The Case for Repurposing Education explores the unprecedented realities and challenges associated with entering a new era, such as catastrophic climate changes, advanced artificial intelligence, massive demographic shifts, and worldwide digital disinformation campaigns.. This era calls for a new urgency in thinking about how we will educate present and future generations of young people.