On a special episode of the Athena Project we welcome Michael Jenkins onto the show to discuss the state of North Carolina public schools, from his perspective, in the midst of the pandemic. We cover topics with Mike such as: the responsibility that the state has taken regarding students returning and safety, how his curriculum has changed since last summer's BLM protests, and we debate the role of charter schools in our education system and how they might be worsening the issue of underfunded public education.