Miseducation
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 school system.
And who better to report on these issues than the students who experience them firsthand? Grab a pen and get ready to take notes. Our student reporters are taking you to school.
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Missing Voices: Part 4 – Where Do We Go from Here?
Journalism’s lack of diversity is widely acknowledged, but whose responsibility is it to fix?
Missing Voices: Part 3 – Trials and Triumphs
Against significant odds, three New York City high schools try to launch student newspapers.
Missing Voices: Part 2 — The Quest to Revive High School Journalism
After decades of decline in school journalism programs, can a scrappy new effort bring student newspapers back?
Missing Voices: Part 1 — Tale of Two School Newspapers
Students at Pace High School are building The Pacer from the ground up, while The Classic staff at Townsend Harris High School seek to continue a tradition of journalism excellence.
Ep. 8: The Price of Creativity
At my middle school, I took an art class that had no art teacher. At my new school, the basement has ten music studios.
Ep. 3: The FAFSA Frustration
The FAFSA seems simple enough: fill out the form, get financial aid, go to college. Well… not quite.
P.S. 13: Three Stops on the A Train
Coco and Bissiri go to public high schools a few miles away from each other in Manhattan, but their experiences are worlds apart.
Keeping Score: An Update
In Year 2, did the Jaguars make progress toward integration and equity on the court? Did they reach their goal of a city championship?
Keeping Score: Part 4
The series ends with a final test for the Jaguars at the city championship.
Keeping Score: Part 2
How did the schools in the John Jay building become divided in the first place?
Keeping Score: Part 1
Two sports programs – rivals under a single roof – are set to merge. Students ask what it will take for the building to live up to its new motto: “We Are One.”
Episode 3: The College Advising Gap
How did students manage applying to college at the height of a global pandemic?
Update: Who Gets to Play?
Nearly four years after we first reported on the fight for sports equity in NYC, we have an update.
Episode 3: "Don't even know where to find it"
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.
Episode 2: "No laptop and no internet"
Titilayo is one of thousands of New York City students who struggled accessing remote classes this spring.
Episode 4: Three Stops on the A Train
Coco and Bissiri go to public high schools a few miles away from each other in Manhattan, but their experiences are worlds apart.
Episode 3: Who Gets to Play?
David Garcia-Rosen and the Fair Play Coalition are fighting for black and Hispanic students to have equal access to sports teams.