An NYC Schools Update
WNYC reporter Jessica Gould joins us for an update on New York City schools.
View ArticleHow to Vote in the Tri-State Area; First Day of School Stories; President...
Coming up on today's show: Henal Patel, director of the Democracy and Justice program at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ), Laura Smits, vice president of voter services for the...
View ArticleProtests Erupt Around the Country After Grand Jury Announcement on Breonna...
Protests Erupt Around the Country After Grand Jury Announcement on Breonna Taylor CaseProtests erupted around the country last night in reaction to the long-awaited decision in the case of the killing...
View ArticleParents Of Special Education Students Sue New York City, State Over Pandemic...
A new lawsuit alleges remote learning is failing New York City's special education students. Gothamist’s David Cruz reports.
View ArticleMaking Remote Instruction Better for All Students
Christopher Emdin, associate professor at Columbia University's Teachers College and the author of For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban...
View ArticleTeachers Talk About Their Lessons on Dr. King
Teachers call in to share how they are teaching their students about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., especially in a year when so many marched for racial justice, and how they are approaching the January...
View ArticleHow Gun Violence Inflicts Trauma on Kids
After the recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, Boulder, Colorado, and Orange County, California, the latter of which resulted in the death of a 9-year-old boy, the threat of gun violence is a...
View Article'Children Under Fire,' 'Moffie,' Full Bio: Mike Nichols, 'SafeWalks NYC'
After the recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, Boulder, Colorado, and Orange County, California, the latter of which resulted in the death of a 9-year-old boy, the threat of gun violence is a...
View ArticleThe End of Remote Learning
WNYC reporter Jessica Gould talks about the news that New York City public schools won't have a remote option at all this fall, and shares the details of how they plan to have in-person classes for...
View ArticleNew York Students Must Still Be Masked In School
The Department of Education announced Sunday that masks will still be mandated in schools in New York State. This came after a weekend of confusion following State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker's...
View ArticleA Learning Revolution for a Post-Pandemic World
School is out for the summer, but many students, educators and parents are still reeling from an earthquake in K-12 education. It will take time to recover from learning loss, fractured relationships,...
View ArticleTeachers: How's Your Summer Break?
Teachers are invited to call in and share how they're resting and relaxing after this school year like no other. Plus, report how they feel the past two school years will affect students moving forward.
View ArticleNJ State Workers, Teachers Must Get COVID Vaccines Or Tested Weekly Under New...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has issued vaccine requirements for teachers and state employees in a bid to stop COVID-19. The new rules apply to workers across New Jersey's public and private schools as...
View ArticleMap: Ventilation In More Than 1,500 NYC Classrooms Under Repair Heading Into...
More than 1,500 New York City public school classrooms still need work to make their ventilation safe enough for students to return amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to data analyzed by...
View ArticleHow Zillow Explains Education Inequity
Hundred year old school buildings. Sputtering HVAC systems. Covid revealed a legacy of racism that’s built into the physical infrastructure of education. A lack of investment in school buildings...
View ArticleGood Things: Back To School
New York City public school kids have less than a week of summer vacation left and the realities of another school year under COVID are starting to sink in. WNYC’s Amy Pearl spoke with an incoming...
View ArticleTemporary Restraining Orders Issued Against NY Vaccine Requirements
COVID-19 vaccine requirements in New York are facing serious pushback. Two temporary restraining orders were issued Tuesday against employee requirements due to take effect in the coming weeks. A...
View ArticleIn "Homeroom," Students Find Their Voices
"Homeroom" chronicles the senior class of Oakland High School through the tumultuous school year of 2019-2020. For filmmaker Peter Nicks, this look at education completes a thematic trilogy preceded by...
View Article[Unedited] Mike Rose with Krista Tippett
“I grew up a witness,” Mike Rose wrote, “to the intelligence of the waitress in motion, the reflective welder, the strategy of the guy on the assembly line. This then is something I know: the thought...
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