Courageous Conversations About Our Schools

Education Podcasts

Bringing people together for respectful conversations about today’s most contentious issues affecting our schools. A way forward in divided times.

Episodes

An Alternative to “Knock it Off!” when Students Fight (Ep. 52)

From Strangers to Connection: A Day That Changes Everything (Ep. 51)

Why Connection—not Control—Is What Schools Need Now (Ep. 50)

The Extraordinary Transformation of a City and Its Schools—Pt 1

The Extraordinary Transformation of a City and Its Schools—Pt. 2

"30 for Us" is Breaking Bubbles and Bridging Student Divides (Ep 49)

Two Panelists on Opposite Sides of the Ethnic Studies Debate Want to Continue the Conversation (Ep 48)

The Future of California’s High School Ethnic Studies Course (Ep 47)

Are Your Schools Prepared for ICE Raids? (Ep. 46)

Crossing Divides: How Schools Can Help Close America's Perception Gaps (Ep. 45)

When "Good Citizens" Disagree: An Educational Historian Weighs in on the Competing Visions for American Schools (Ep. 44)

Bruce Wasser Helped Students Stand Up For Principle. Do We Want More Teachers Like That? (Ep. 43)

The Shoe Club: Walking Towards Empathy and Connection in a Michigan School (Ep. 42)

From Hate to Dialogue: A Conversation with Daryl Davis, “Klan Whisperer” (Ep. 41)

Character Education is Essential (and Unavoidable). How To Do It Well (Ep. 39)

Democracies Cannot Survive Without Quality Education. A Conversation with Author Brook Manville (Ep. 40)

The Transformative Power of Curiosity - A Conversation with Scott Shigeoka (Ep. 38)

Why These Students Are Rejecting Contempt and Embracing Dignity (Ep. 37)

Getting Students (and Adults) to Respect One Another’s Dignity - A Conversation with Tim Shriver (Ep. 36)

Schools Are Abandoning DEI. How a Different Approach Can Preserve It (Ep. 35)