Miseducation

Live: Educators and Advocates Push for Progress on School Integration

Who gets access to a high-quality education in New York City, and what would it take to make one available to every student? In this live conversation, educators and adv

Live: Nikole Hannah-Jones Presses NYC Schools Chancellor on Integration Plans

In this live conversation, New York Times Magazine staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones presses New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels on the administration&ap

Live: NYC Students Share What It's Like to Attend Segregated Schools

When Madyson Olivo walked past Stuyvesant High School, she wondered whether she was smart enough to attend. For Tanzila Mosammat, applying to college revealed how many op

P.S. Weekly Live: Student Reporters Reflect on Covering NYC Schools

It’s a wrap on P.S. Weekly’s third season, and to cap it off, we have a special live-recorded episode from Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch. This season, P.S. We

P.S. Weekly: Inside the Diversity Program at One Selective NYC High School

A decade after NYC launched its Diversity in Admissions program, demographics have shifted at competitive campuses such as Bard High School Early College Manhattan. Bard

Live: NYC’s Segregated Schools with Nikole Hannah-Jones and Others

More than 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, New York City schools remain deeply segregated. What has changed since then, and what has not? In this special epis

P.S. Weekly: When the School Bus Doesn’t Come — One Family’s Saga

Constant delays. No-shows. Missed class.  Roughly 145,000 New York City students, 43% of whom have disabilities, rely on yellow bus service to get to school each day. It

P.S. Weekly: Inside One Push to Diversify NYC's Teacher Workforce

New York City’s teachers don’t reflect the students they serve, but one recent public school grad is trying to do his part to shrink that gap. Students of color make up

P.S. Weekly: Away Game — Students Who Play Sports for Other Schools

What if your high school doesn’t offer your favorite sport?  Today’s disparities in access to sports teams stem from a policy pushed by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg to

P.S. Weekly: What's the Price of Success (Academy)? Former Students Open Up

Success Academy reshaped what free education for low-income students could look like. The network boasts above average scores on state tests and impressive college admiss

P.S. Weekly: When Two Schools Become One

The nation’s largest school system is shrinking, and one way city officials are tackling the drop: ramping up school mergers.  New York City schools enrolled 793,000 K-1

Live from SXSW EDU: How Our Reporting is Making a Difference

The Bell’s student reporters recorded a special live episode of Miseducation at SXSW EDU in Austin, Texas on March 9, 2026. Moderated by Salma Baksh, the conversation exp

P.S. Weekly: Is AP Calculus Pointless? A Teacher Defends His Subject

To many New York City students, Advanced Placement Calculus feels impractical, full of information they won’t use in their day-to-day lives — though it’s become a status

P.S. Weekly: The Invite-Only School Admissions Test You Don’t Know About

With an acceptance rate below 10%, Hunter College High School is one of the most competitive public high schools in New York City. It’s also one of the least diverse.  H

P.S. Weekly: Exclusive Interview with Chancellor Kamar Samuels

Welcome back to P.S. Weekly, a student podcast created in collaboration between Chalkbeat and The Bell! In the first episode of Season 3, The Bell’s high school reporter

Credit Recovery: A Second Chance to Pass or Fail?

Thousands of New York City students rely on credit-recovery programs to earn course credit they need for the next grade or graduation. But do these second chances to pass

Power in Pride: Reclaiming Queer Activism in NYC Schools

At my school, the Gender and Sexuality Alliance feels more like a social club than a space for activism. And I’m not alone in feeling that way. In this episode, I look a

We Can’t Afford to Skip Financial Literacy

America is in a financial literacy crisis. According to the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center, U.S. adults correctly answer less than half of basic personal-fin

How to Improve Restorative Justice in NYC Schools

By Autumn Wynn In New York City schools, restorative justice – or RJ – has been around for almost a decade. It’s a way to repair harm by bringing together the person who

P.S. Weekly: What Do NYC Teens Think of the Mayoral Candidates?

What is happening with the youth vote during this year’s mayoral race? Are New York City’s young people tuning in? Are the candidates reaching out to young voters? And wh