Last year, people across the country were inspired by the solidarity of the faculty, students,…
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On Please Speak Freely, Eric Gurna, Founder of Development Without Limits interviews leading thinkers, artists and others to shed light on key issues and explore different perspectives about youth development and education. The idea is to get past the platitudes and institutional positions, and have honest, nuanced conversations about things that really matter to young people and communities. Please Speak Freely guests include:
• Raffi, Children’s Troubadour and Founder of the Centre for Child Honouring
• Alfie Kohn, Author of several books including Punished By Rewards and The Schools Our Children Deserve
• Dr. Pedro Noguera, Professor of Education at New York University
• Karen Pittman, President & CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment
• Tony Smith, Former Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District
• Lenore Skenazy, “America’s Worst Mom” and Author of Free-Range Kids
Just in time for this week’s 16th Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival (held in…
We are pleased to present this special episode of Please Speak Freely, sponsored by Project Liftoff and recorded…
Almost fifty years go, the Institute for Educational Leadership was formed to bring together leaders from diverse…
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First, let me apologize for the extra long delay between episodes of Please Speak Freely! While I have intentionally ignored the good advice I get to put the podcast on a set schedule in order to keep it from becoming a chore with an arbitrary deadline, I do intend to release a new episode at least every four to six weeks. The longer stretch that has passed since the last podcast is unusual. That said, I am pleased to present this latest episode, during which I spoke with Michelle Yanche, Assistant Executive Director for Government and External Relations for Good Shepherd Services and a passionate advocate for youth and families in New York City. Michelle talks about her vision for the future of youth and