Teaching and Learning
Curriculum, testing, and stories from the classroom
P.S. Weekly
With the mayoral primary approaching, Episode 9 of P.S. Weekly takes on the state of civic education in New York City high schools.
Episode 5 of P.S. Weekly looks at the rise of AI in education. Students and teachers sound off on AI’s practical uses as well concerns about creativity and academic integrity.
Episode 4 of P.S. Weekly tackles teacher turnover and how turbulent relationships between teachers and administrators might be a major contributing factor.
Why does New York City take such a patchwork approach to sex education—and what do students say needs to change?
What’s the state of ethnic studies in New York City schools? And how does recent political opposition from the Trump administration threaten its expansion?
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and in this special episode, P.S. Weekly and Chalkbeat reporters — and their parents — share stories about the teachers who have inspired, encouraged, and shaped them.
The national wave of book bans has been coming ashore in surprising ways in New York City.
Miseducation
There's an effort to level access to Advanced Placement courses in NYC schools. Is it working?
New York is one of just eight states that requires high school exit exams. Seems like time for a new approach.
We get it. The "birds and the bees” talk is awkward. But if we want young people to be informed and safe, NYC schools’ sex education policies need to change.
In my selective high school it’s easy for students of color – including me – to feel disregarded. But every now and then you find a supportive adult who goes out of their way to make you feel seen.
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.
In the season finale from The James Baldwin School, we take a trip to the principal’s office.