38 min
Where Difference Takes Us, with Steve Lazar In Your Face
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- Education
New York City has the nation’s largest public school system, with more than 1.1 million students in 1,700 schools. But despite a citywide lottery system, the demographics of the city’s neighborhoods, combined with “screening algorithms” that more than 100 high schools customize to select students — result in de facto segregation. How did a small public high school in Manhattan end up with a strikingly diverse student body whose differences benefit every learner?
New York City has the nation’s largest public school system, with more than 1.1 million students in 1,700 schools. But despite a citywide lottery system, the demographics of the city’s neighborhoods, combined with “screening algorithms” that more than 100 high schools customize to select students — result in de facto segregation. How did a small public high school in Manhattan end up with a strikingly diverse student body whose differences benefit every learner?
38 min