Reflections On A Year At Ron Brown High
We spent the past three episodes looking at the first year of a high school for black boys in Washington, D.C. Now, we're taking a look back on our reporting. What does it mean for a school like Ron B...
8 Nov 201728min
To Fail Or Not To Fail: The Fierce Debate Over High Standards
With 40 percent of its students at risk of failing, one radical new high school in Washington, D.C. wrestles with whether to lower its own high expectations.To manage podcast ad preferences, review th...
1 Nov 201749min
'They Can't Just Be Average,' Lifting Students Up Without Lowering The Bar
In a radical new high school in Washington, D.C., the push for academic success sometimes clashes with providing young men the love and support they need to thrive.To manage podcast ad preferences, re...
25 Okt 201746min
A Year Of Love And Struggle In A New High School
Too many young, black men struggle in America's education system. Washington D.C. is trying to do something about it with a new, boys-only high school. NPR's Cory Turner and Education Week's Kavitha C...
18 Okt 201743min
The Passing Of A "Failing" School
When a school shuts down, students lose more than a place of learning; they lose friends, mentors and a community. This is an experience that disproportionately affects black students in the U.S. Sher...
11 Okt 201738min
Puerto Rico, My Heart's Devotion
The haphazard response to Hurricane Maria has underscored the tricky, in-between space that Puerto Ricans occupy. They're U.S. citizens — although nearly half of the country doesn't know that. But tho...
4 Okt 201722min
Befuddled By Babies, Love And Ice Pops? Ask Code Switch
When social interactions become racially charged, sometimes even the most woke among us are prone to faux pas. So this week, we're taking on our listeners' most burning questions about race. We'll tal...
27 Sep 201727min
A Weed Boom, But For Whom?
The history of cannabis in the U.S. ― and its criminalization ― is deeply interwoven with race. As the legal cannabis market gains traction, people of color who were targeted by the drug war could be ...
18 Sep 201727min
