Schooled: Inside the Nation’s Largest School District

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Schooled is a parent-driven podcast examining the pivotal moment facing New York City public education. With enrollment falling, standards shifting, and politics increasingly overshadowing academics, hosts Deborah Alexander, Yiatin Chu, and Josh Kross dig into what families are really seeing in classrooms and communities. They unpack the debates: gifted programs, policy experiments, data transparency, and the widening gap between official narratives and lived realities. Smart talk and real stakes from real stakeholders, this is the conversation NYC’s families can’t afford to ignore.

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    Does (Class) Size Matter?

    Is New York State’s law mandating strict caps on class size everything it’s hyped to up be? Stephen Stowe, former president of CEC20 and the co-author of the NYCPS Class Size Working Group’s Minority Report, join hosts Deb, Josh, and Yiatin to debate the value and challenges of the mandate, and if the unintended consequences from the practical realities are worth the tradeoffs for parents. Link to the Minority Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xIIAnwGDd3cyEbq5O2mM4EB_k8GCLW69/view

    43 phút

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    The ABC’s of the DOE

    Josh, Deb, and Yiatin tackle the alphabet soup of education acronyms, and give a primer for parents who are new to NYC public schools.

    33 phút

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    Is Remote School a Snow Job?

    A winter storm hits New York City, and schools across the five boroughs are closed—triggering a familiar debate about the real reasons snow days have all but disappeared. Instead of sleds and snowball fights, students are logging on from home, laptops open, cameras (sometimes) on. But do remote learning days actually work? Are they meaningfully effective for students, families, and teachers—or are they a convenient substitute for something we’ve quietly lost? Email us your comments or questions at schooled@placenyc.org

    34 phút

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    Solving A Math Problem

    There's a new focus on math curriculum in NY and it's sparking a debate. Hosts Yiatin, Josh, and Deb speak with guest Maggie Fuertado, a retired Manhattan math teacher and Big Apple Award recipient, to unravel the complexities of teaching math in NYC. What makes it so challenging? Is it just the curriculum and is anyone getting it right?

    36 phút

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    Back in the Headlines — NYC’s Gifted and Talented Program

    Mayor Mamdani wants to end the Gifted and Talented program but has faced blowback. What exactly is at stake? How did we get here? Guest Alina Adams, a best-selling author and local parent of three, joins the discussion.

    31 phút

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    A New Chancellor in Town

    Kamar Samuels is appointed as the new Chancellor. Who is he and what did parents think of him as a superintendent? Will Gifted and Talented programs be on the line? Discussion on what his priorities might be. Plus, Mayor Mamdani walked back mayoral control but how are schools governed in NYC, and do parents even know about it?

    28 phút

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    Introducing Schooled: Inside the Nation’s Largest School District

    Schooled: Inside the Nation’s Largest School District is a weekly podcast for New York City parents FROM New York City parents parents that debates the real issues, politics, and policies shaping the future of the nation’s largest public school system.

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Schooled is a parent-driven podcast examining the pivotal moment facing New York City public education. With enrollment falling, standards shifting, and politics increasingly overshadowing academics, hosts Deborah Alexander, Yiatin Chu, and Josh Kross dig into what families are really seeing in classrooms and communities. They unpack the debates: gifted programs, policy experiments, data transparency, and the widening gap between official narratives and lived realities. Smart talk and real stakes from real stakeholders, this is the conversation NYC’s families can’t afford to ignore.

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