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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P.S. 2: Breaking Down Admissions Changes
The new policy means a smaller pool of students will get the chance to attend top public high schools.
P.S. 1: Students Interview Chancellor Banks
NYC schools chancellor David Banks sat down with a roundtable of student journalists, including a few Miseducation reporters, to answer questions on topics ranging from school funding to censorship of student newspapers.
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 8: "She Would Have Fallen Through The Cracks"
The topic of mental illnesses and disabilities has always hit close to home for me.
Episode 7: The Prayer Space
The issue of freedom of religion within public schools can be a complicated one, so what does practicing one's religion look like in the nation’s largest public school system?
Episode 6: “School Felt Like A Ghost Town”
I wanted to take you on a day of my life in school during Omicron, from the morning to dismissal, to show everyone what school really was like. This is January 14th.
Episode 5: Why I Turned Down A Specialized High School
Every student in NYC public schools goes through the high school admissions process. About 80,000 eighth graders every year researching, and ranking, and waiting, and ultimately landing in one of more than 400 high schools. My process surprised lots of people. Not because of the school — Edison — that I got into. But because of the school I turned down.
Episode 4: "As If I Were A Criminal"
What is the impact of metal detectors on the students in predominantly Black high schools across New York City and what we can do to change it?
Episode 3: "The Chance To Be Themselves"
In my selective high school it’s easy for students of color – including me – to feel disregarded. But every now and then you find a supportive adult who goes out of their way to make you feel seen.
Episode 2: "The Kids Have Gone Through Hell"
I didn’t expect for it to be this hard to navigate my high school years, but then halfway through my sophomore year, Covid hit.
Episode 1: "The Only Person Who Believed in Me"
Have you ever had that one person in your life that just kinda opened your eyes and changed your perspective?
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 2: A Year Without Sports
School sports have never just been about the sports themselves — and when they got cancelled, people finally realized how important they actually are.
Episode 1: Mental Health
School officials have said a lot about the importance of supporting students’ mental health throughout the pandemic, but do their actions match their words?