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.
Courageous Conversations About Our Schools
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An Alternative to “Knock it Off!” when Students Fight (Ep. 52)
In this episode of “Courageous Conversations about our Schools,” host Ken Futernick talks with educator and interpreter Shelby Rideout about a simple, in-the-moment strategy for handling kid conflicts without defaulting to “Knock it off,” “Go t...
From Strangers to Connection: A Day That Changes Everything (Ep. 51)
What if just 6 hours could transform how students see each other—and themselves? In this powerful episode, we take you inside Breaking Down the Walls, a high school workshop where simple conversations evolve into moments of deep vulner...
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...
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 ...
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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