Miseducation

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Coco and Bissiri go to public high schools a few miles away from each other
in Manhattan, but their experiences are worlds apart.

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. 

David Garcia-Rosen and the Fair Play Coalition are fighting for black and
Hispanic students to have equal access to sports teams.

The primary purpose of high school is to prepare students for college and
careers, but some schools do way better than others. 

“It’s really dangerous for kids that come from privilege to only see peers that look like …

“My mom didn’t work …

“How do we become the fairest big city in America? By listening to the voices of the people.”

Members of Teens Take Charge testified at the City Council's hearing on
school integration earlier this month. Two of them – Whitney and Nelson –
…

“I didn’t really know about the difference in education that someone in a more affluent …

The season finale features testimony from a dozen members of the
student-led group Teens Take Charge, which advocates for educational equity
at events across New York City.

A young activist from the Bronx attempts to integrate the city's public
school system.

On this Extra Credit, we spend 10 more minutes in Noah's world. He talks
about role models, gangs, and old friendships. 

Many education leaders say: Sure, integration would be nice, but we should
focus instead on equal resources. What do students think?

In the 1954 Brown v. Board ruling that outlawed school segregation, did the
Court miss an opportunity? One of the researchers essential to the case
…

The city's new school diversity plan is the policy equivalent of a
last-minute gift delivered sans wrapping paper or card. The question now
among …

With Noah as a guide, we delve into New York City's "open choice" high
school admissions process, which leads to hundreds of low-performing
schools …

The season kicks off with the story of Noah, a high school student from
Brooklyn whose experiences provide a personal look into New York City's
…