Beyond School: Building Hope Where Systems Fail

from Dangerous Ideas for Social Change · host Kent Dueck

Send a textWhen kids stop showing up to school, it’s easy to blame attendance - but what if the problem runs deeper? In this episode of Dangerous Ideas for Social Change, Kent Dueck sits down with Mallory Pledger to unpack the stories behind ABSENT, a powerful new documentary exploring why so many young people are slipping through the cracks.Watch the documentary “ABSENT” on YouTube to see the stories that inspired this conversation. https://youtu.be/4hYN-HK6bWMSupport the showWe want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram @dangerousideasforsocialchange

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