Miseducation

Miseducation

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Miseducation episodes

  • Episode 5: Brady
    Brady Smith grew up in Seattle and spent his early adulthood “playing music and pounding nails” — not exactly the one you’d have imagined leading a second-chance high school for New York City youth. But it turns out that Brady has a lot in common with the students he now serves.

    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.


















    28 min
  • Episode 4: Aiyanna
    Hear about Aiyanna’s transition from a school where they “pick up the fork and feed you” to a school with more freedom than she’d ever imagined. Along this serendipitous journey, you’ll hear about special education, “professionalism,” and contrasting approaches to school discipline.

    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.


















    29 min
  • 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?

    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.


















    28 min
  • Episode 2: Javi

    Javier Mata was never the homework type. When all those missing grades caught up with him, he knew he needed a fresh start. That's exactly what he found at The James Baldwin School in Manhattan.

    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.


















    24 min
  • Episode 1: Steph
    "Transfer high schools" were New York City's solution to the giant number of high school dropouts in the early 2000s. This episode tells the story of the first transfer high school through the voices of two of its architects and an alum, Steph, who was in dire need of a second chance.

    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.


















    24 min
  • Preview: Season 3
    A preview of Season 3, coming in early 2020

    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.


















    2 min
  • Extra Credit: Chancellor Carranza
    New York City's new schools chancellor Richard Carranza has faced criticism for the integration policies he's pushing for in one of the nation's most segregated school districts. But in an exclusive interview, he said he would stand his ground. Hear Carranza’s latest thoughts on specialized high school reform, his commitment to student voice and the two issues he said “keep him up at night.”

    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.


















    28 min
  • Extra Credit: One Homeless Student's Journey

    A record 115,000 New York City students live in temporary housing, according to state data published by Advocates for Children. At some schools, more than 40% of students are considered homeless. City and school officials have been vocal about this crisis, but solutions will likely take time. To better understand the challenges homeless students face and how best to support them in the classroom, we sat down with Amya Shaw, a high school senior who has lived in and out of shelters since she was nine years old.

    You can read a text version of Amya’s story at YCTeen.org, where it was originally published.

    To learn more about the homelessness crisis, check out Advocates for Children and Coalition for the Homeless.

    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
  • Three Stops on the A Train

    Meet high school seniors Bissiri Diakite and Coco Rhum. The physical distance between their schools is five miles, a short trip up the west side of Manhattan. But if you measure the distance in resources and opportunities, they wouldn't fit on the same map.How is it that public schools in the same school system can look so different? And what can we do to fix it?

    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.


















    25 min
  • Summer Break
    While the Miseducation team gears up for the second half of Season 2, Sabrina and Taylor check in with a few updates and some listening recommendations to get you through summer. 

    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.


















    9 min

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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…