Chapter
Education Scandal
06:25 - 11:13 (04:48)
A parent describes how she was offered to have her child admitted to a school illegally and how the school's student selection procedures sounded her civil rights alarm bells.
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A lawyer for the U. S. Department of Education in the Office of Civil Rights, Miriam, felt alarmed after attending middle school fairs and information sessions due to discrimination in school selection processes, such as the screening method based on "niceness" and undisclosed subjective selection criteria for public middle schools in District 15.
06:25 - 07:41 (01:15)
Summary
A lawyer for the U. S. Department of Education in the Office of Civil Rights, Miriam, felt alarmed after attending middle school fairs and information sessions due to discrimination in school selection processes, such as the screening method based on "niceness" and undisclosed subjective selection criteria for public middle schools in District 15.
ChapterEducation Scandal
EpisodeNice White Parents - Ep. 5: ‘We Know It When We See It’
PodcastSerial
A group of mostly white parents resort to using private Google groups and other means to get their children into elite schools, revealing a larger problem of systemic inequality in education.
07:41 - 09:59 (02:18)
Summary
A group of mostly white parents resort to using private Google groups and other means to get their children into elite schools, revealing a larger problem of systemic inequality in education.
ChapterEducation Scandal
EpisodeNice White Parents - Ep. 5: ‘We Know It When We See It’
PodcastSerial
The excitement of getting into a top school can sometimes overshadow the unfairness of the admissions process.
09:59 - 11:13 (01:13)
Summary
The excitement of getting into a top school can sometimes overshadow the unfairness of the admissions process. This podcast episode explores the concept of "winning" in school admissions and the larger implications it has on marginalized communities.