[00:00:15] Amy H-L: I’m Amy Halpern-Laff. [00:00:16] Jon M: And I’m Jon Moscow. Welcome to Ethical Schools. Our guests today are the authors of a recent Chalkbeat article analyzing New York City Department of Education 2023 survey data that showed glaring disparities in stress levels between male and female students. Michael Elsen-Rooney, a reporter for…
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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 feel less supported, than boys. Michael Elsen-Rooney, an NYC public school reporter; Kae Petrin, a data and graphics reporter; and Liza Greenberg, a Bronx High School of Science senior, unpack the data, which the DOE has largely disregarded.
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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 Washington Heights, Manhattan. Dr. Finesurrey worked with 14 students on a research project studying S2 students’ social emotional learning, including reactions to the pandemic and faculty turnover. Dr. Sam and the students talk about the process, what they found, and how the school modified policies in response to the study’s findings.
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