Miseducation

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  • Episode 3: The College Advising Gap

    In the final installment of “Unmuted,” we dig in to the college advising equity gap, made even worse by the pandemic. Consistently, NYC public high school students have told us that they don’t feel properly supported by their schools in the college process.

    We wanted to find out how students managed applying to college at the height of a global pandemic––when students were not even in the school building. What obstacles presented themselves to seniors? Did students think college was still worth it? 

    We spoke with students and their advisors from the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice, and representatives from College Access: Research and Action (CARA) to find out.

    Since beginning to report this story back in the fall of 2020 as high school juniors, we’ve become seniors ourselves. As we’re nearing the end of our own college processes, we round out this episode by reflecting on our experience applying to college.

    • For more reporting on this issue, check out the Guidance Gap series from The Hechinger Report.

    • To learn more about CARA, visit caranyc.org.

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    Miseducation is a podcast of The Bell that equips New York City public high school students with the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.


















    20 min
  • Update: Who Gets to Play?

    In 2018, we reported a story called Who Gets to Play? that featured Bronx students, their athletic director David Garcia-Rosen and the fight for sports equity in New York City public high schools. It was a David vs. Goliath fight that culminated in a class action lawsuit.

    Nearly four years later, we have news to share.

    To join the conversation, send us a message and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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    Miseducation is a podcast of The Bell that equips New York City public high school students with the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.


















    17 min
  • Episode 2: A Year Without Sports
    School sports have never just been about the sports themselves — and when they got cancelled is when people finally realized how important they actually are. In this episode we bring you into our worlds. We want to put you in our cleats, sneakers and boots to give you an inside view of a year without sports AND what it’s taught us about inequities that existed long before Covid-19.

    Miseducation is a podcast of The Bell that equips New York City public high school students with the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.


















    23 min
  • Episode 1: Mental Health
    NYC school officials have said a lot about the importance of supporting students’ mental health throughout the pandemic, but do their actions match their words? What resources are or are not being provided to students? In this story, we put the adults’ words to the test.Our investigation takes us from the depths of Google to the counselor’s office to the NYC Department of Education central office — and a lot of places in between. What did we learn? You’ll have to listen to find out.

    Miseducation is a podcast of The Bell that equips New York City public high school students with the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.


















    26 min
  • Episode 0: The Making of Unmuted
    As students dust off their backpacks and return to school buildings amid continued uncertainty and anxiety, Miseducation returns with “Unmuted,” a new podcast series investigating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the 2020-21 school year from the perspective of students.Last year, as school communities and support systems grew increasingly fragile––affecting students’ mental health, the sports teams they cherish, and their ability to receive guidance through the college process––our team of interns reported on these issues and built a community with each other in the process.In Episode 0, we take you behind the scenes to show how our interns pulled off this impressive feat entirely remotely.

    Miseducation is a podcast of The Bell that equips New York City public high school students with the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.


















    19 min
  • 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. We both live in New York City, but with the pandemic going on, even taking the bus or the train to see her is impossible. In the final episode of this season, I share what these last few months have been like for us — and what no pandemic or disease could ever take away.

    Miseducation is a podcast of The Bell that equips New York City public high school students with the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.


















    13 min
  • Episode 4: "Easier to not do the work"
    In Room 522C, the second smallest in the school, where twenty-five tenth graders sat knee to knee at small tables, we had the richest discussions. The class was about human rights, and the teacher, Amanda Marzan, was in her first year of teaching in New York City. On March 13, when the pandemic forced schools to close, Amanda, along with the 75,000 other public school teachers in the city, had to scramble to adapt to the new reality of remote learning. Earlier this year I talked to Amanda one on one, to understand the challenges she has faced.

    Miseducation is a podcast of The Bell that equips New York City public high school students with the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.


















    14 min
  • Episode 3: "Don't even know where to find it"
    When school went remote last spring, it also meant that the college process went remote. This was only an added challenge for immigrant students like me who are the first in their families to apply to and attend college in the United States. 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. In this episode I share what it’s like to be an immigrant student going through the college process during a pandemic.

    Miseducation is a podcast of The Bell that equips New York City public high school students with the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.


















    11 min
  • Episode 2: "No laptop and no internet"
    All one million of New York City’s students were thrown into online learning when schools closed back in March. But for a lot of us, adapting to Google Meet and trying to stay on a regular schedule while not being able to see friends weren’t the only challenges. I began virtual school without a laptop, or even internet access in my home. In this episode, I share my first-hand experience of what it's like to be a low-income student in a pandemic, and speak about my struggles to receive technological support from the Department of Education in the midst of working to complete my AP classes and get through junior year.

    Miseducation is a podcast of The Bell that equips New York City public high school students with the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.


















    13 min
  • Episode 1: "Suddenly, everything changed"
    Roughly 200,000 — 20 percent — of New York City public school students have diagnosed learning disabilities. It can be very difficult for these students to obtain adequate support and accommodations, as learning disabilities are commonly misunderstood among the general public. Throw in a global pandemic and learning becomes even more of a challenge. In this episode, you hear my older sister Luisa’s story, from her early difficulties in school, to my family’s struggle to ensure that she received proper assistance for her learning disabilities, to the moment in March when Covid-19 forced everything to change.

    Miseducation is a podcast of The Bell that equips New York City public high school students with the tools to report on inequities in the nation’s largest school system.


















    14 min

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