Courageous Conversations About Our Schools
Bringing people together for respectful conversations about today’s most contentious issues affecting our schools. A way forward in divided times.
Podcasting since 2022 • 52 episodes
Courageous Conversations About Our Schools
Latest Episodes
Why Connection—not Control—Is What Schools Need Now (Ep. 50)
In this episode, Ken Futernick sits down with Mike Walsh—widely known across California education circles as a master human connector—to explore how schools can build trust, strengthen relationships, and create communities where both a...
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The Extraordinary Transformation of a City and Its Schools—Pt. 2
In Part 1, we heard how Reading, Pennsylvania, began to turn outward—listening to families, students, and educators to rethink what their school system could be. In Part 2, we see what happened when a new mindset and civic culture shifted from ...
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The Extraordinary Transformation of a City and Its Schools—Pt 1
When the pandemic struck Reading, Pennsylvania, its school system was already under enormous strain. The Reading School District—the poorest in the state—served 16,000 students, many of whom faced daunting barriers long before COVID arrived. Hu...
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"30 for Us" is Breaking Bubbles and Bridging Student Divides (Ep 49)
What would make someone leave a thirty–year career on Wall Street to help heal America’s divides? In this episode of Courageous Conversations About Our Schools, host Ken Futernick...
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Two Panelists on Opposite Sides of the Ethnic Studies Debate Want to Continue the Conversation (Ep 48)
In a live, online discussion we co-hosted with Braver Angels on September 4th, 2025, eight panelists discussed whether Ethnic Studies should be required for high school graduation, whether such a cours...
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