7 episodes

Nice White Parents Serial

- Society & Culture

If you want to understand what’s wrong with our public schools, you have to look at what is arguably the most powerful force in shaping them: white parents. A five-part series from the makers of Serial and The New York Times. Hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt.

- 30 JUL 2020
1: The Book of Statuses

1: The Book of Statuses

A group of parents take one big step together.
- 1 hr
- 30 JUL 2020
2: 'I Still Believe in It'

2: 'I Still Believe in It'

White parents in the 1960s fought to be part of a new, racially integrated school. Where’d they go?
- 51 min
- 6 AUG 2020
3: ‘This Is Our School, How Dare You?’

3: ‘This Is Our School, How Dare You?’

We saw what happens when white families come into the school. What happens when they stay out?
- 45 min
- 13 AUG 2020
4: 'Here’s Another Fun Thing You Can Do'

4: 'Here’s Another Fun Thing You Can Do'

Is it possible to limit the power of white parents?
- 48 min
- 20 AUG 2020
5: ‘We Know It When We See It’

5: ‘We Know It When We See It’

An unexpected last chapter. Some white parents start behaving differently.
- 52 min
- 17 JUL 2020
Introducing: Nice White Parents

Introducing: Nice White Parents

A new limited series about building a better school system, and what gets in the way.
- 2 min