Over spring break in 2006 Meg and Alex went on a trip with 30 of their closest friends to Mississippi to gut houses and learn about what life is like in the inner city of Jackson. Little did they know that would be the catalyst for their decision to move into the 53206 zip code in the inner city of Milwaukee. 

Meg and Alex give an update on how virtual school is going for their kids in Milwaukee Public Schools and talk about how/why some of the people from the neighborhood won't be able to engage with learning in at the same level as their own kids. 

Meg and Alex talk about what they remember from spending a week in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and discuss what would happen if a natural disaster of a similar scale hit their neighborhood. Plus the two talk about a couple of signs of change in the right direction. 

Meg asks Alex, an experienced educator, about some things parents can do to ensure their child receives a high quality education during virtual learning and how virtual learning can inadvertently create further inequities in education. 

Plus the two share some signs of change - positive things from our inner city neighborhood.

Meg and Alex talk about a people sleeping in cars in their neighborhood and give an update on Ms. Maggie.

Meg and Alex talk about how the effects of predatory lending during the early 2000's are still being felt in Milwaukee's inner city neighborhoods.