Pauline and Steve attended the International School Choice and Reform Conference in Madrid, Spain, January 2024. They met up with some old friends, including Professor Eric Hanushek, Stanford University and 2021 winner of the Yidan Prize, the world’s highest education accolade. Pauline and Steve disseminated the ideas and findings of the Rising Tide project, illustrating choice from education, health and neighbourhood perspectives. Others attending the conference included Professor Paul Peterson (Hoover Institute), Dr Ian Kingsbury (Educational Freedom Institute) and Robert Enlow (EdChoice).