Schooled gives the insider’s story of America’s public schools, through the eyes of the students, parents, and educators. Produced by Keystone Crossroads. Hosted by Kevin McCorry.
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Philly’s prodigal son: The making — and near breaking — of a Black male teacher
Shakoor Henderson is back in the city that nearly destroyed his parents — doing a job no one would have expected. All thanks to a teacher in his past.
Air Date: June 29, 2021
Listen 41:00Education lost and found: Lessons of the COVID year of schooling in the Philly area
Students parents and educators showed resilience and strength, but big questions remain about learning loss and interrupted social and emotional development.
Air Date: June 28, 2021
Listen 55:30Philly’s homicide crisis through a year of virtual school: A memorial to three student lives lost
In this edition of Schooled, we are telling the stories of three students who were killed in the past year during the nation’s other public health crisis: gun violence.
Air Date: March 18, 2021
Listen 34:55The class of 2020: Three students come of age as pandemic meets racial reckoning
The class of 2020 is bound for the history books. Here, we tell the stories of three students coming of age in a moment where the world feels both 'on hold' and 'on fire.’
Air Date: June 25, 2020
Listen 34:11Hope, love and basketball: Summer at North Philly’s Hank Gathers Rec Center
A summer at the Hank Gathers Rec Center will tell you everything about North Philadelphia that the headlines leave out.
Air Date: August 28, 2019
Listen 45:44Don’t eat the marshmallow: Students from a ‘no excuses’ charter grow up to tell the tale
"If you actually said, 'We’re gonna hold you accountable to setting up your students for life.' Then how does that change the work of that school?”
Air Date: August 21, 2019
Listen 43:06Last Chance High: Beautiful band of misfits fight to graduate — part two
What do we really mean when we say students are ready to graduate high school? Is there a baseline that we’re really willing to enforce?
Air Date: August 14, 2019
Listen 24:32Last Chance High: 'Beautiful band of misfits' fight to graduate
How one student fought to go from drug dealer who dropped out to high school diploma.
Air Date: August 7, 2019
Listen 24:55Schooled: Season Three Trailer
What does it really mean to get a good education? What is educational success? The third season of WHYY’s Schooled podcast explores these questions and more.
Air Date: July 31, 2019
Listen 2:10Special update: The story Jovan Weaver didn’t tell
In this special episode of Schooled we unpack the details of the Jovan Weaver vehicular homicide case and its larger implications.
Air Date: July 17, 2019
Listen 15:28You shouldn't be here: The story of Jovan Weaver and Wister Elementary School — part one
Principal Jovan Weaver knows well the trauma that many of his students experience. We hear his struggle to overcome a tumultuous childhood.
Air Date: April 25, 2018
Listen 37:45Battle lines: The story of Jovan Weaver and Wister Elementary School — part two
The debate that led to Wister’s conversion to a charter school raised questions of politics, access and influence. And it pitted Philadelphia neighbors against one another.
Air Date: April 25, 2018
Listen 36:21No excuses: The story of Jovan Weaver and Wister Elementary School — part three
As principal, Jovan tries to find a balance between Mastery's “no excuses” culture and the “love and positivity” mission he envisions based on his own traumatic childhood.
Air Date: April 25, 2018
Listen 35:39What we went through: The story of Jovan Weaver and Wister Elementary School — part four
Wister’s 5th grade students see themselves reflected in a faculty that has adopted a civil rights mission. And Jovan makes a major personal decision.
Air Date: April 25, 2018
Listen 38:30You Shouldn't Be Here: The story of Jovan Weaver and Wister Elementary
Air Date: April 20, 2018
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