Episode notes
In this powerful episode of The Living Undeterred Podcast, host Jeff Johnston sits down with Dr. Cynthia Knight, founder of Iowa Choice Charter School, for a deeply personal and eye-opening conversation about education, equity, and second chances. After years in special education and with a daughter who struggled in traditional schools, Dr. Knight saw firsthand how many students fall through the cracks of the public school system. What began as a dream became a statewide innovation: an online charter school built specifically for kids who have been bullied, expelled, overwhelmed, or simply left behind.
Jeff and Dr. Knight dive into:
- The emotional toll of school-based trauma on kids and families
- How Iowa’s new charter school laws created an opportunity for change
- Why testing and rigid pacing hurt more than ...