NYC high school surveys: Disparities in student stress and support
The authors of a recent Chalkbeat analysis discuss the Department of education’s 2023 high school survey, which shows girls, especially girls of color, have much higher stress levels, and...
Middle schoolers as scholars: Critical participatory action research
We speak with Dr. Sam Finesurrey, assistant professor of history at Guttman Community College, and three 2024 graduates of School in the Square (S2), a charter middle school in...
Equity by design: residency-focused teacher education
We speak with Dr. Diana Turk, Chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning and Director of Teacher Education at NYU. Students in NYU’s unique teacher residency program work...
Supporting Black and Indigenous educators: Creatively developing community in Washington state
We speak with Danielle Bryant, Director of Equity at Capital Region Educational Service District 113. Ms Bryant helps to break down isolation of Black educators and supports Indigenous...
Going deep: Student-directed learning in Performance Standards Consortium schools
We speak with Adam Grumbach, social studies program coordinator of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, and Naseem Haamid, a law student who attended Fannie Lou Hamer High School....
Rebuilding the Black teacher pipeline: Advancing justice and academic outcomes
Ansharaye Hines and Mimi McKee of the Center for Black Educator Development discuss how the presence of highly qualified Black teachers supports students' educational success. The Center advocates for...
High stakes: Teaching to the tests in K-12
We continue our conversation with Harry Feder of FairTest. This time, we discuss high stakes tests in K-12 schools. Harry explains how tests and the prep for them came...
SATs and the illusion of fairness
We speak with Harry Feder of FairTest, an organization that advocates for fair and open testing, about the reinstitution of standardized test requirements at some "Ivy Plus” colleges, and...
Early intervention: Model assessment center reduces youth arrests
Steve Evangelista, longtime NYC educator, and Anthony Celestine, director of the Office of Juvenile Justice Services at Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, talk about Calcasieu's Multi-Agency Resource Center. MARC, an assessment center...
“The hate level is unreal”: fighting book bans and protecting librarians
We speak with Amanda Jones, a school librarian in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Ms. Jones is the author of "That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America.” The book...