New York City public schools
Organization in Education
New York City public schools has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including This American Life. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
NajyaNikole Hannah-Jones's 16-year-old daughter, a high school sophomore
Najya said her middle school was so undemanding that she and her friends wanted homework because they knew they were not learning enough.
“We honestly did want to get more things because we knew that we weren't learning enough. We didn't know anything”
This American Life: 898: An Argument (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 29:22
Podcasts
- This American Life · 1 episode
Episodes
898: An ArgumentThis American Life · Sep 26, 2026 · 1 h 3 min
Nikole Hannah-Jones revisits her famous essay on choosing a segregated public school for her daughter Najya, who argues with her about that choice a decade later.
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