This week marked the arrival of Trisha Powell Crain at Alabama Daily News as our Senior Education Reporter. That has us all excited, but especially Mary who can't help but gush about all the fun possibilities this brings. We talk about Trish's background and then get into the latest education stories: exploring a new funding model, the CHOOSE Act, charter schools and how the Literacy Act implantation is going. It's springtime for education wonks at Alabama Daily News!