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Tag: season 2

Spreadsheets vs. Inequality in New York City Schools

In this episode, Alec talks to Nikki Giunta, Chief of Staff at New Visions for Public Schools in New York City, about how they used a 270-column spreadsheet (and later, a “data portal”) to combat the sometimes-bizarre administrative problems that were preventing kids from graduating.

Screen Time: How Remote Learning Feels to Students

In this special guest episode from This Teenage Life, students talk about how it feels to do “school” on zoom, what’s working, what isn’t working, and why they want to be able to pursue their own passion projects.

“You can’t do this alone”: La Junta Collective

Jean and Alec talk to members of South Central LA’s La Junta Collective about how to point out when colleagues say something harmful, who should be doing that work, and how that helps kids to know they are safe in school.
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