Your Morning Boost - Inoculating Schools Against Polarization: Practical Steps for Transparency
Update: 2025-11-13
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Tired of polarization derailing instruction? Learn low-cost policy fixes! This essential episode of Your Morning Boost features Shannon Watson, Founder and Executive Director of Majority in the Middle (majoritymiddle.org). Discover practical, low-cost structural and policy changes schools can implement to build robust transparency and civil participation, safeguarding your core instructional work. The conversation highlights key strategies like setting transparency as a cultural standard, focusing discussions on student-centered outcomes, and inviting dissenting voices to shape compromises. Shannon provides concrete examples and emphasizes shifting "in-group" tribal dynamics to keep the focus strictly on the issue at hand. Action Item: Move past partisan gridlock! Subscribe and share these vital strategies with your board and leadership team. Visit awbeducation.org and grundmeyerleadersearch.com for more resources on school improvement. Find out more about what we do: AWB Education - awbeducation.org Grundmeyer Leader Services - grundmeyerleadersearch.com Got a mailbag question? Reach out to us at adam@awbeducation.org
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Thank You for Listening!This has been an episode from The Edify Network—Where the Whole Education Community Listens and Learns. We are dedicated to supporting everyone invested in K-12 success: teachers, leaders, parents, and community advocates.Want to keep the conversation going?
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