Courageous Conversations About Our Schools
Courageous Conversations About Our Schools
Hosted by Ken Futernick
The Extraordinary Transformation of a City and Its Schools—Pt. 2
33 minutes Posted Dec 1, 2025 at 5:00 pm.
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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 data gathering and healthy conversation to concrete action. Host Ken Futernick and Rich Harwood, founder of the Harwood Institute, return to trace three major initiatives that are reshaping life for students in the Reading School District—and changing h...