{"podcast":{"title":"All of the Above Podcast","slug":"all-of-the-above-podcast-933421","podcast_index_feed_id":933421,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/27cbafa8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://aotashow.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/6576602/6576602-1594436799266-99c4c1e8b1fa8.jpg","author":"All of the Above","episode_count":323,"summary":"Welcome to All of the Above, the show that gives you an un-standardized take on education! We're your home for news and analysis of all the complex, relevant, and controversial issues impacting our schools today. Hosted by the super-dope duo of history teacher Dr. Manuel Rustin and principal-leader Jeffrey Garrett, two Black male lifelong educators based in Los Angeles. This is the podcast version of our video series. Check out the dopest education show on YouTube and subscribe to our channel at YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove !","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T20:19:18.330409+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast-933421"},"episode":{"title":"Test Scores Show A “Generation-Long Decline.” Is The Sky Falling?","slug":"test-scores-show-a-generation-long-decline-is-the-sky-falling","published_at":"2026-05-23T14:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast-933421/test-scores-show-a-generation-long-decline-is-the-sky-falling","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast-933421","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/episodes/Test-Scores-Show-A-Generation-Long-Decline--Is-The-Sky-Falling-e3jjjq3","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/27cbafa8/podcast/play/120229123/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-19%2F420b1d93-a586-cb4a-28bb-727136437544.mp3","summary":"Today on AOTA Shorts: The learning loss hawks are back, maybe, and this time with new data. Almost everywhere in America students are performing worse than their peers were 10 years ago according to new data from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford. From 2015-2025 the trend holds for nearly all demographic groups. Wealthy and poor districts, racial groups, students with special needs. It’s a disturbing trend, with exacerbating effects for the most marginalized. And, there could be many factors at play in that window of time, including the end of NCLB, the rise of smart phones, the COVID pandemic, rampant mental health concerns for young people, and more. Are the learning loss hawks onto something here, or is there more to the story? Manuel and Jeff discuss! MAXIMUM WOKENESS ALERT -- get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt! In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered. https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Listen on Apple Podcast and Spotify Website: https://AOTAshow.com","meta_description":"Today on AOTA Shorts: The learning loss hawks are back, maybe, and this time with new data. Almost everywhere in America students are performing worse tha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1453,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/all-of-the-above-podcast-933421/episodes/test-scores-show-a-generation-long-decline-is-the-sky-falling/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast-933421/test-scores-show-a-generation-long-decline-is-the-sky-falling.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}