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P.S. Weekly: A High Schooler Working at Bloomberg — Plus “Shotgunning” College Applications
With college admissions in flux and the NYC school system shifting its emphasis toward "career pathways," two students prepare for life after high school.
P.S. Weekly: Students Speak Out About Special Education
More than 200,000 New York City students have a disability classification that entitles them to specific learning accommodations but do they always get them? Students share their experiences.RSVP for "Inside P.S. Weekly" Zoom event on April 17: https://
P.S. Weekly: A New York Chapter on the Banned Books Controversy
The national wave of book bans has been coming ashore in surprising ways in New York City.News Bulletin Chalkbeat reporter Alex Zimmerman breaks down top education stories from the past week. (1 min)Segment A Student reporter Salma Baksh intervi
P.S. Weekly: Migrant Students Navigate a New Reality
Officials estimate that more than 36,000 migrant students have enrolled in New York City public schools over the past two years.What challenges are these new students facing? And what are schools doing to support them? This student-reported episode explor
Instagram, Cyberbullying and Free Speech at a Queens School
The threat came in an e-mailed letter from the principal to the entire student body: Stop following the anonymous Instagram accounts, or face suspension.When Principal David Marmor of Francis Lewis High School in Queens discovered two accounts — one which
Missing Voices: Part 4 – Where Do We Go from Here?
Journalisms lack of diversity is widely acknowledged, but whose responsibility is it to fix?
Missing Voices: Part 3 – Trials and Triumphs
Against significant odds, three New York City high schools try to launch student newspapers.
Missing Voices: Part 2 — The Quest to Revive High School Journalism
After decades of decline in school journalism programs, can a scrappy new effort bring student newspapers back?
Missing Voices: Part 1 — Tale of Two School Newspapers
Students at Pace High School are building The Pacer from the ground up, while The Classic staff at Townsend Harris High School seek to continue a tradition of journalism excellence.