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Batch O' Politics: A Conversation with  Austin ISD Superintendent stephanie elizalde

Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve witnessed its destabilizing effects on public schools, students and educators. Now, Texas’ elementary-age children are receiving their first COVID-19 vaccinations. Where do we go from here?


Join The Texas Tribune for a free public event with Austin ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde on what the COVID-19 pandemic has meant for public education in Austin.


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Join The Texas Tribune at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, at Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches in Austin for a free public conversation with Austin ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde and Tribune CEO Evan Smith on what the pandemic has meant for public education in Austin. 

Can’t make it? View the recording on demand starting Wednesday, Dec. 15, at texastribune.org/events.

 

The Texas Tribune’s Batch O’ Politics live event series features in-depth discussions with prominent elected officials and newsmakers from Central Texas moderated by Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith.

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Stephanie Elizalde

Austin ISD Superintendent

Elizalde has been superintendent of Austin ISD since 2020 and is the district’s first Latina superintendent. Previously, she was the chief schools officer for Dallas ISD, Texas’ second-largest school district. Elizalde serves on the advisory council for the Texas Principal Leadership Academy and the Cooperative Superintendency Program at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Smith is the CEO and co-founder of The Texas Tribune. Previously, he spent nearly 18 years at Texas Monthly, including eight years as editor and a year as president and editor-in-chief. Smith also hosts “Overheard with Evan Smith,” airing on PBS stations nationally.

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César Blanco

STATE SENator

Blanco represents Senate District 29 in El Paso. Previously, he represented House District 76. In 2019, Blanco sat on the House Environmental Regulation Committee and the International Relations and Economic Development Committee.


Roland Gutierrez

STATE SENator

Gutierrez represents Senate District 19 in San Antonio. Previously, he represented House District 119. In 2019, Gutierrez sat on the House Energy Resources Committee and the Pensions, Investments and Financial Services Committee.

drew springer

STATE SENator

Springer represents Senate District 30 in Wichita Falls. Previously, he represented House District 68. In 2019, Springer served as chair of the Agriculture and Livestock Committee and sat on the Local and Consent Calendars Committee and the State Affairs Committee.

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ALEX SAMUELS

POLITICS REPORTER FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Samuels began as a politics reporter for the Tribune in 2019 after working as a community reporter for the organization. She first joined the Tribune as a newsletters fellow in 2016 and later worked as a reporting fellow during the 2018 Texas legislative session. Previously, Samuels worked as a collegiate and breaking news correspondent for USA Today College and as a reporter for the Daily Dot. Read More by Alex Samuels.

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