Courageous Conversations About Our Schools
Courageous Conversations About Our Schools
Hosted by Ken Futernick
Why Connection—not Control—Is What Schools Need Now (Ep. 50)
38 minutes Posted Jan 16, 2026 at 12:00 am.
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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 adults and students truly belong. Drawing on decades of experience as a school board leader, facilitator, and student advocate, Walsh shares how meaningful change doesn’t begin with answers, but with better questions—and with the courage to step aside so others c...