Show: 021 Top Priority Podcast | Foundational Education
Host: Duane Lester, Manager of Issue Education, Grassroots Leadership Academy
Guests: Meredith Olson, Vice President of Foundational Education, Stand Together Community

• What is Foundational Education? min [5:30]
• The difference between education and schooling. min [9:27]
• What does good like in Foundational Education? min [14:02] 
• How do we apply the Stand Together Community VISION— to break barriers that stand in the way of people realizing their potential—Foundational Education? [min 21:00]
• How our Community views Foundational Education through the lens of the first mutually-reinforcing principle—Equal Rights. min [22:33]
• How our Community views Foundational Education through the lens of the second mutually-reinforcing principle—Mutual Benefit. min [25:25] 
• How our Community views Foundational Education through the lens of the third mutually-reinforcing principle—Openness. min [34:08]
• How our Community views Foundational Education through the lens of the fourth mutually-reinforcing principle—Self-Actualization. min [37:24]
• The 8 questions Stand Together asks when evaluating educational policy min [40:12]

Does the existing or proposed education policy: 

1.     Allow for a diversity of solutions?

2.     Let families choose what works best?

3.     Allow students to customize their education?

4.     Ensure funding follows the student?

5.     Encourage innovation and experimentation?

6.     Build community support?

7.     Rely on the belief that every kid is capable?

8.     Apply to every student equally?

**Additional Resources**

• Bill of Rights Institute
• Youth Entrepreneurs
• Yes. Every Kid.
• Kids can #LearnEverywhere! 
• Meredith Olson: Unleashing the Unique Potential in Every Kid
• New partnership helps keep students engaged in summer learning
• Ep 020 Top Priority | Post-Secondary Education
• The Stand Together Community