# Mike Miles' 'State of the District,' Restorative Justice Practices & Texas Proposition 2 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/mike-miles-state-of-the-district-restorative-justice-practices-texas-proposition-2 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/mike-miles-state-of-the-district-restorative-justice-practices-texas-proposition-2.md Podcast: [Growing Up In America: The Way It Is](https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419) Published: 2026-04-01T16:04:04+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/growingupinamerica/2682311 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/193875/2682311/growingupinamerica/2026_04_02_06_51_31_ccdfa0a5-316c-4cac-b4a0-1d0a5fedd9da.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/episodes/mike-miles-state-of-the-district-restorative-justice-practices-texas-proposition-2 Duration seconds: 3441 ## Resource In this episode, Dr. Bob Sanborn is joined by co-host Brian Greene , President and CEO of the Houston Food Bank, to discuss the latest issues impacting children and families. We’re diving into: HISD Updates: Megan Menchaca , Senior Reporter at the Houston Chronicle shares insights on Superintendent Mike Miles’ State of the District and new nonprofit partnerships in Houston ISD. Restorative Justice Practices: Dr. Maricela Alarcon (CAST Med in San Antonio) and Tyler Radwin (UP Partnership) break down how restorative approaches are transforming school discipline and student outcomes. Texas Proposition 2 & Child Care: Santrice Jones (Strong Start, CHILDREN AT RISK) breaks down what Proposition 2 means for child care access, families, and the Texas economy. Support community radio by donating to KPFT Houston at kpft.org! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/episodes/mike-miles-state-of-the-district-restorative-justice-practices-texas-proposition-2/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/mike-miles-state-of-the-district-restorative-justice-practices-texas-proposition-2.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.