Schooled: Inside the Nation’s Largest School District

Schooled is a parent-driven podcast examining the pivotal moment facing New York City public education. With enrollment falling, standards shifting, and politics increasingly overshadowing academics, hosts Deborah Alexander, Yiatin Chu, and Josh Kross dig into what families are really seeing in classrooms and communities. They unpack the debates: gifted programs, policy experiments, data transparency, and the widening gap between official narratives and lived realities. Smart talk and real stakes from real stakeholders, this is the conversation NYC’s families can’t afford to ignore.

Schooled: Inside the Nation’s Largest School District is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Schooled: Inside the Nation’s Largest School District, a education show with 27 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  The Regents Are Failing Their Own Test

  Oct 1, 202637 minS2

  In a major shakeup, NY’s Board of Regents voted to end the Regents exams as a graduation requirement. Is the replacement a better option? What stirred this dramatic change? Josh and Yiatin discuss this new direction with guest Neetu Arnold , an education policy researcher at the Manhattan Institute and author of “ Why Is New York Dumping Its High School Exit Exam? ” recently published in both the City Journal magazine and the Washington Post .

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  The Soft Bigotry of Nikole Hannah-Jones

  Sep 24, 202653 min

  Nikole Hannah-Jones published an explosive follow up “ In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? ” to her controversial 2016 New York Times article “ Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City ” and questions if she failed her child after intentionally sending her child to a low income, predominantly black school as her way of improving outcomes for what she called racially segregated schools. Yiatin, Josh, and Deb break down her story with guest Mona Davids , a parent advocate and former public school parent of two and the President of Social Impact Strategies.

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  Back to Schooled: Welcome to Season 2

  Sep 16, 202636 minS2

  Deb, Yiatin, and Josh are back for another year of diving into the intricacies of the nation's largest school district. We look back at the summer and look forward to what's going to happen over the next school year. Welcome back!

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  Schooled: Inside the Nation’s Largest School District

  Back to Schooled!

  Sep 14, 20261 minS2

  School is back in session and so are we! Season two starts this week, and we'll see you Thursdays.

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  And…That’s a Wrap

  Jun 24, 202630 min

  As the school year comes to an end this week, Yiatin, Josh, and Deb reflect back on the top stories and policies this year and read the tea leaves on what the top issues will be for the fall.

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