New York Times Magazine staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones interviews New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels about school integration at a town hall hosted by The Bell and New York Appleseed. Photos by Dulce Marquez
In this live conversation, New York Times Magazine staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones presses New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels on the administration's plans to address school segregation. Their discussion covers selective admissions, gifted and talented programs, and longstanding school diversity recommendations, as Hannah-Jones calls for a concrete plan and timeline and Samuels emphasizes the importance of working with communities to implement change.
Student journalists from across the five boroughs then take the floor, asking the chancellor about school admissions, educational opportunities and what the administration's decisions could mean for their futures.
The conversation was recorded on Oct. 20, 2026, during a school integration town hall presented by The Bell and New York Appleseed at the Washington Irving Campus in Manhattan.
Learn more about the School Integration Town Hall here.
Watch the whole event on Youtube here.
Miseducation is The Bell’s flagship podcast, which gives New York City public high school students the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.
This school integration town hall was made possible through the generous support of the Marguerite Casey Foundation.
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