Live: Student Reporters Reflect on Covering NYC Schools

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P.S. Weekly
Live: Student Reporters Reflect on Covering NYC Schools
Jun 30, 2026 Season 3 Episode 11
Chalkbeat + The Bell

It’s a wrap on P.S. Weekly’s third season, and to cap it off, we have a special live-recorded episode from Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch.

This season, P.S. Weekly student reporters investigated some of the biggest issues shaping New York City schools, from school mergers to sports access, teacher diversity to equity in admissions, and more. In this episode, the students behind those stories take the mic to reflect on what they learned, what surprised them, and how their reporting affected their own schools and communities.

Hosted by assistant producers Zana Halili and Katelyn Melville, the conversation features P.S. Weekly reporters Jeremiah Dickerson, Rayleen Laloi, Jasper Mallorca, Zoe George, Ermione Aleah Raymond, Mateo Tang-O’Reilly, and Noa Salas Adam, with reflections from Roberto Bailey.

Together, they discuss what it means to report on schools they know personally, how young journalists can push adults to listen more closely, and why student voices belong at the center of conversations about education.

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Episode Artwork Live: Student Reporters Reflect on Covering NYC Schools 1:17:55 Episode Artwork Inside the Diversity Program at One Selective NYC High School 28:34 Episode Artwork When the School Bus Doesn’t Come: One Family’s Saga 22:28 Episode Artwork Inside One Push to Diversify NYC's Teacher Workforce 17:05 Episode Artwork Away Game: Students Who Play Sports for Other Schools 20:56 Episode Artwork What's the Price of Success (Academy)? Former Students Open Up 19:42 Episode Artwork When Two Schools Become One 21:39 Episode Artwork Live from SXSW EDU: How Our Reporting is Making a Difference 45:43 Episode Artwork Is AP Calculus Pointless? A Teacher Defends His Subject 23:30 Episode Artwork The Invite-Only School Admissions Test You Don’t Know About 23:22 Episode Artwork Exclusive Interview with Chancellor Kamar Samuels 24:41 Episode Artwork We're back with Season 3! 2:19 Episode Artwork Exclusive Interview with Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos 40:59 Episode Artwork What Do NYC Teens Think of the Mayoral Candidates? 34:37 Episode Artwork Preview: Young New Yorkers and The Mayor’s Race 1:19 Episode Artwork Are NYC Schools Preparing Future Voters? 22:42 Episode Artwork One Student’s Struggle with “School Refusal” After COVID 25:57 Episode Artwork Reduce, Reuse, Revolt: How Students Are Fighting Climate Change 21:30 Episode Artwork Stalled: Why Schools Are Restricting Bathroom Access 20:42 Episode Artwork Can Writing Teachers Fend Off AI? 16:42 Episode Artwork Why Do Teachers Leave? We Investigate 30:21 Episode Artwork When Filling Out the FAFSA Feels Dangerous 21:19 Episode Artwork Are NYC Schools Teaching Sex Ed? It's a Touchy Subject 25:32 Episode Artwork The Fight for Ethnic Studies in NYC Schools 17:38 Episode Artwork We're Back with Season 2 3:33