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Audiocast: Reflections from the Field: Strategic Communications for State System Leaders Navigating Times of Social Conflict

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This audiocast offers ideas about strategic communications and vivid examples of effective approaches to navigating social and political challenges, including cross-sector collaboration, using data, and storytelling.

It features Sheila Briggs of Education First and Maria Echaveste, the CEO of the Opportunity Institute, in conversation with Natalie Walrond, the Director of the national Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety. Three key themes are highlighted in this discussion: balancing courageous and compelling language; cross-sector collaboration as a strategy for strategic communications; and data and storytelling.

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Published

September 22, 2023

Topic

Alignment and Coherence Sustainable Implementation

Category

Professional Learning & Practice

Audience

States & Policymakers

Resource Type

Videos/Multimedia

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