S4 E12: Better Conversations, Stronger Democracy
From Being The Change by James Madison University
April 23, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 57
About this episode
The episode discusses a grant received by JMU to enhance civil-dialogue skills among K-12 teachers and students.
The U.S. Department of Education has granted JMU over $5 million to help K-12 teachers and 40 other universities deploy programs aimed at teaching students civil-dialogue skills that are the foundation of a healthy democracy.
People in this episode
Host: James Madison University
Topics covered
- civil dialogue
- democracy
- education
- K-12 teachers
- programs
Keywords
- civil-dialogue
- democracy
- education grant
- K-12
- JMU
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. Department of Education, JMU
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