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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 the makers of Serial and The New York Times. Hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt.
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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 Productions, a New York Times Company. Hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt.For more information about this show, visit nytimes.com/nicewhiteparents
1: The Book of Statuses

1: The Book of Statuses

2020-07-3001:02:2127

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 International Studies’ 6th grade class swells from 30 mostly Latino, Black and Middle Eastern students, to 103 — an influx almost entirely driven by white families.Everyone wants “what’s best for the school” but it becomes clear that they don’t share the same vision of what “best” means.For more information about this show, visit nytimes.com/nicewhiteparents
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 process, she finds a folder of letters written in 1963 by mostly white families in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. They are asking for the board to change the proposed construction of the school to a site where it would be more likely to be racially integrated.It’s less than a decade after Brown v. Board of Education, amid a growing civil rights movement, and the white parents writing letters are emphatic that they want an integrated school. They get their way and the school site changes — but after that, nothing else goes as planned.For more information about this show, visit nytimes.com/nicewhiteparents
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 the 1980s through the modern education reforms of the 2000s. In the process, Chana talks to alumni who loved their school and never questioned why it was on the edge of a white neighborhood. To them, it was just where everyone went. But she also speaks to some who watched the school change over the years and questioned whether a local community school board was secretly plotting against 293.
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 white parents. But is that even possible? Chana finds two schools that are trying to do just that, and both are actually inside the 293 building. One is downstairs in the basement, where a charter school called Success Academy opened about 7 years ago. The other is upstairs at BHS, the newly renamed SIS.
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 district for BHS mandated a change in the zoning process to ensure all of middle schools will be racially integrated. No longer can white families hoard resources in a few select schools. Black and Latino parents have been demanding this change since the late 1950s. The courts have mandated it. Chana asks: How did this happen? And is this a blueprint for real, systemic change?
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 investigation that became bigger than we ever imagined. All eight parts are available now, wherever you get your podcasts.
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Tara Echeverry

I really enjoyed listening to the different viewpoints this podcast offered. It was striking to me, though, that white parents seem to be the only ones concerned with integration, not black and brown parents. The biggest reason for integration, it seems, is more equal distribution of resources. Therefore, (some) white parents want integration, mostly out of guilt and shame for past racism issues and lack of resources in minority schools. Meanwhile, black and brown parents just want equal resources! It would be great if we all wanted to find out more about the way others' live their lives, even if we don't agree, but I degress... How about every school gets equal resources so every kid gets an equal chance? I get that means the rich families will be paying taxes to 'poor' neighborhoods, but if we don't give all the kids an equal platform, then the shame and guilt will continue into adulthood and we've started the cycle all over again.

Dec 18th
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GodlyBoyish

this podcast is really eye opening on what is happening to your schools

Feb 7th
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Poshens Brozeal

as it pertains to my quality I reject you and your nonsense black america - a white man.

Nov 12th
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Nick Bryant

Success sounds like what I would expect a Chinese school would be like.

Sep 16th
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J Coker

after listening to the whiny blacks and hypocritical liberals I an in favour of segregation. those of us who just want to give the next generation a good education and the rest who want to wallow in problems

Sep 13th
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Casey Rogers

Q: what's wrong with public schools? A: white people. This is beyond gross, even if it is only framing. Would it be acceptable to point the finger at any other race or group? How many NYT staffers would be fired if the suggested answer was black people, gay people, Muslims, east Asians, etc.?

Sep 8th
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derpin'

*Sigh* Three episodes in and it really is garbage. I get it, no one should have substandard facilities or teachers. But placing this at the feet it white parents who, just like everyone else, fights to give thier child the best, is just asinine. "We have to suppress the power of white parents" That's a big nope from me!

Aug 24th
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Jul 21st
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DPM

does no one else see the bigotry and this podcast? By saying that white parents crowd out others and are over-represented at the school the podcaster is simultaneously villainizing white parents for being involved and concerned about their children's future while also directly implying that non-white parents are less interested in their children's education. this podcast is part of the problem. The more the stuff is emphasized some more people start to identify and free save the world in a tribal perspective.

Jul 14th
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Fox McKenna

You believe you are smart but I guarantee you won't have me on this podcast to debate you. My podcast "Zero Fox Left" crushes all your arguments and ideology. But thank you for waking up white people to how much they are hated simply for having the wrong pigment.

Jun 30th
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J J

Clearly there are white people being offended by the prospect that racism exists. The podcast is not about hating white people. It is factual information about the systemic racism in America towards minority populations in schools. Informative, interesting and pertinent.

Jan 8th
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AwaitingTheMeteorOfDoom

Tune in to my new podcast, "Crappy black single parent".

Dec 15th
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AJ Johnson

racist

Dec 6th
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Haimi Han

Great treasure for me TO learn English

Dec 3rd
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AJ Johnson

Racist shyte

Nov 28th
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Zachariah Jock

I'm sorry but white liberals forcing integration is what is destroy our children's futures. I went to a racially integrated school and the black we're soo awful to white students. They were disrespectful to teachers and we're violent and you racist to us whites. I refuse to worship at the alter of cultural diversity with these self destructive white liberals. Who are the kind of delusional that they call black Trump supporters white supremacists. LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER. TRUMP 2020!!!

Nov 26th
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Joany Ken

wow! I would discribe this podcast as very interesting. It shows how hard it is to change a schoolsystem even with the best intentions.

Nov 20th
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Alycia Houseman

I cannot believe that a principal said 'we gave her some canned goods and really she had too many kids anyways 🤷‍♀️'

Oct 21st
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ID19448196

If you want to understand what’s wrong with inner cities, you have to look at what is arguably the most powerful force in shaping them: blacks.

Oct 3rd
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Yaara gerchman

This episode touched many, many nerves- In the end, jeramiahs interview just broke my heart :/ no trust.

Sep 29th
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