UPDATE: Moving toward admissions equity and culture change at Manhattan’s Beacon High School

We speak with Beacon PTA members Toni Smith-Thompson and Robin Broshi about NYC’s new requirements and the school’s proposed admission plan. Then we listen back to last June’s interview with activist students from the Beacon Union of Unions. Overview 00:00-00:53 Intros 00:53-05:37 What has happened with admissions in NYC and at Beacon since last school year 05:37-15:45 Current status at Beacon; plans for admissions for 2021-22 school year 15:45-18:49 Stakeholder consensus 18:48-19:31 School Leadership Team 19:31-23:00 Need for school culture changes beyond admissions 23:00-23:23 TRANSITION TO ENCORE INTERVIEW WITH BUU STUDENTS 23:23-23:56 Intros 23:56-29:03 Students’ experiences at Beacon 29:03-35:52 Student demands 35:52-38:22 Anti-racist curriculum 38:22-39:33 Teens Take Charge 39:33-41:35 What teachers need to do in making change 41:35-44:42 First Beacon demonstration in Fall 2019 44:42-50:35 December incident, response planning, and sit-in 50:35-54:10 Sit-in’s impact on relationships among students and with teachers 54:10-56:31 Sources of support for students’ June demands to administration 56:31-57:14 Administration’s response 57:14-59:23 Talkin...

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