Podcasts by Nice White Parents

3: ‘This Is Our School, How Dare You?’ from 2023-12-13T14:10:56.984295

Chana Joffe-Walt explores how white parents can shape a school — even when they aren’t there.

She traces the history of I.S. 293, now the Boerum Hill School for International Studies, from...

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The Trojan Horse Affair - Trailer from 2022-02-25T11:00

A mysterious letter detailing a supposed Islamist plot to take over schools shocked Britain in 2014. But who wrote it? From Serial Productions and The New York Times, “The Trojan Horse Affair,” an ...

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5: ‘We Know It When We See It’ from 2020-08-20T09:00

This episode contains strong language.

Chana has traced the history of the school from its founding and come to the present. But now: One unexpected last chapter. Last year, the school dis...

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4:'Here’s Another Fun Thing You Can Do' from 2020-08-13T10:00

Public schools are inequitable because the school systems are maniacally loyal to white families. We can’t have equitable public education unless schools limit the disproportionate power of whit...

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2:'I Still Believe in It' from 2020-07-30T10:01

Chana Joffe-Walt searches the New York City Board of Education archives for more information about the School for International Studies, which was originally called I.S. 293.

In the proces...

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1: The Book of Statuses from 2020-07-30T09:59

It’s 2015 and one Brooklyn middle school is about to receive a huge influx of new students.

In this episode, Chana Joffe-Walt, a reporter, follows what happens when the School of Internati...

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Introducing: Nice White Parents from 2020-07-17T19:27:39

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 Serial Produc...

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