<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[Every Schoolkid Matters!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hear about fixing public schools from an insider’s view with a parent’s perspective. Merry Sillitoe shares facts, opinions, and joyful plus heart-wrenching stories - from her 26 years of experience in education, 12 as a middle school principal. Learn how changing the system to let every kid learn and progress at their own pace will save our schools. 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