Miseducation
New York City is home to the nation’s most segregated school system, a fact that surprises those who think of the Big Apple as a progressive beacon. Deep inequities exist at every level of the NYC school system.
And who better to report on these issues than the students who experience them firsthand? Grab a pen and get ready to take notes. Our student reporters are taking you to school.
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Episode 2: "The Kids Have Gone Through Hell"
I didn’t expect for it to be this hard to navigate my high school years, but then halfway through my sophomore year, Covid hit.
Episode 1: "The Only Person Who Believed in Me"
Have you ever had that one person in your life that just kinda opened your eyes and changed your perspective?
Episode 3: The College Advising Gap
How did students manage applying to college at the height of a global pandemic?
Update: Who Gets to Play?
Nearly four years after we first reported on the fight for sports equity in NYC, we have an update.
Episode 2: A Year Without Sports
School sports have never just been about the sports themselves — and when they got cancelled, people finally realized how important they actually are.
Episode 1: Mental Health
School officials have said a lot about the importance of supporting students’ mental health throughout the pandemic, but do their actions match their words?
Episode 0: The Making of Unmuted
The story of how nine teenagers came together virtually during a pandemic to create something special.
Episode 5: "Being forgotten"
Fearing my grandmother’s sudden departure from this world was the worst thing I could think of, but a few years ago when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I knew my greatest fear would be being forgotten.
Episode 4: "Easier to not do the work"
When the pandemic forced schools to close in March, 75,000 New York City teachers had to shift quickly to remote teaching. This is a story about one of those teachers.
Episode 3: "Don't even know where to find it"
I had to navigate language barriers, confusing websites, financial aid forms, and decision deadlines with only the help of my college counselor, who became harder to reach when the pandemic struck because she was understandably juggling work and home life.
Episode 2: "No laptop and no internet"
Titilayo is one of thousands of New York City students who struggled accessing remote classes this spring.
Episode 1: "Suddenly, everything changed"
We kick off a brand new season, “Students in a Pandemic,” with a story about a New York City student with learning disabilities, told by her sister.
Episode 5: Brady
In the season finale from The James Baldwin School, we take a trip to the principal’s office.
Episode 4: Aiyanna
A student transfers from a strict charter school to James Baldwin, where she runs into her former teacher, who just so happens to produce a podcast.
Episode 3: Adriana
Adriana used to compete with friends to see who could make substitute teachers cry first. What happened when she transferred to a school that embraces restorative justice?
Episode 2: Javi
When Javier Mata’s habit of not doing homework caught up with him, he transferred from his competitive, college prep school to a small transfer high school called The James Baldwin School.